A present danger
Sergio Abranches Climate-related risks and greening the supply-chain are common features of most presentations about sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Sometimes they are presented as...
View ArticleClimate Politics 2010: after Copenhagen
Sergio Abranches We should not expect too much from the first climate talks after Copenhagen, now taking place in Bonn. There are still some political obstacles to tackle before we can get any real...
View ArticleBonn: no “grand accord” possible
Sergio Abranches The preparatory Climate Change meeting in Bonn has closed showing small progress. It should be clear by now that UNFCCC will never lead to a “grand accord”. The best way possible is to...
View ArticleNo bill no deal
Sergio Abranches Lack of a Federal climate bill in the U.S. is likely to jeopardize Cancun’s climate talks. In an interview with ClimateWire, U.S. chief climate negotiator Todd Stern said the Obama...
View ArticleClimate and carbon connections of the current crisis
Sergio Abranches Among the many reasons for concern about the near future of the global economy, markets are looking at food price inflation in China as a factor that might increase the likelihood of a...
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IPCC issues statement regarding leakage of a draft report
The IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – has issued a detailed statement on an unauthorized version of a draft report from its Working Group I that is circulating on the Web. You can read...
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Of discontent, the World Cup, and elections in Brazil
Will the 2014 World Cup in Brazil be the stage for a surge of protest movements as most, particularly the government fear? Nobody can tell for sure. The June 2013 mass protests that created a climate...
View ArticleCOP21 begins with leaders segment and sober expectations
Sérgio Abranches Paris – Expectations seem to be on the rise about a possible Paris climate change agreement. World leaders have learned the lessons from Copenhagen, government aides in the U.S. and in...
View ArticleCOP21 APPROVES AN HISTORIC AGREEMENT
On December, 12, 2015, at 7.29 p.m. Laurent Fabius declared the Paris Accord approved by the plenary of COP21, where 195 countries had struggled to reach a satisfactory consensus. And they did it. The...
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