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A business wish-list for COP17
The private sector has a complex relationship with the process of international climate negotiations, writes Rohitesh Dhawan, resource economist for KPMG South Africa. The scale of the problem and the response by governments means that virtually every sector has a vested interest in the outcome of the COPs (Conference of the Parties)… More |
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Businesses call for action – The 2?C Challenge Communiqué
Big business is portrayed as the enemy by many environmentalists – especially if the company’s activity involves substantial carbon emissions or the extraction of natural resources. But, Eliot Whittington, Director of the UK Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, believes business can also provide a powerful voice in favour of reform – and indeed for more pragmatic and hardheaded reasons than others might marshal… More |
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Profile: Polly Courtice
Nationality: British
Country of Residence: UK
Current Position: Director, University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership… More |
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Will private finance really support adaptation in developing countries?
The importance of private finance, amongst efforts to scale up resources for developing countries to respond to climate change, is touted enthusiastically by multilateral finance institutions, international climate negotiators, United Nations agencies, the research community and the finance industry itself, writes Aaron Atteridge of the Stockholm Environment Institute. Since the COP16 commitment to raise USD 100 billion annually by 2020 for climate actions in developing countries, a substantial focus has been on the role that private sources of finance will need to play… More |
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Joined-up thinking to bring down aviation emissions
The aviation industry connects the world. Literally. Over 1,700 airlines operate to 1,600 airports around the globe, allowing over 2.6 billion passengers last year to do business, visit family or simply see the world, writes Paul Steele, Executive Director of the Air Transport Action Group. It employs some 33 million people and generates nearly 8% of world GDP. But it also uses around 10% of the fuel used for transport and generates some 2% of the world’s C02 emissions… More |
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Intergrated Reporting
What has corporate reporting to do with COP 17 and climate change? asks Graham Terry of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. If humankind is to achieve the COP 17 objective of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, then business has an enormous role to play in reducing carbon emissions… More |
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Quote of the day
 We are very keen to ensure that any supply of biofuels used by aviation are truly sustainable. We’ve seen the experience of the first-generation of feedstocks for road transport and the devastating impacts that can have on developing nations food supplies. 
Paul Steele, Executive Director of the Air Transport Action Group
Outreach is a multi-stakeholder magazine which is published daily at COP17. The articles written are intended to reflect those of the authors alone or where indicated a coalition’s opinion. An individual’s article is the opinion of that author alone, and does not reflect the opinions of all stakeholders.
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Nationality:British
Country of residence: U.K
Current Position: Head of International Climate Finance Negotiations for the UK.
What propted your early interest in the environment?
About ten years ago, I read a book called Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming by Tom Athanasiou and Paul Baer. It’s a short accessible summary of the science of climate change, and the scale of the challenge. I defy anyone to read it and not feel the urgent need to do something about climate change.
