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Durban climate talks end with insulting deal for world's poorest people
Climate change talks in Durban have ended in extra time with a compromise deal that has seen the greater and common good subsumed by ferocious politicking.
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CAFOD calls on the UK to commit money to the climate fund for developing countries
CAFOD has called on the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to pledge significant funds to the Green Climate Fund at the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting in Durban.
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Don’t drop the ball: Over 10,000 cards go to Osborne!
On a seasonally cold Monday morning on 28 November, CAFOD Director, Chris Bain alongside CAFOD supporters and staff came together outside 11 Downing Street to present Don’t Drop the Ball action cards to George Osborne.
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Durban COP17: Crunch time for climate talks?
The upcoming United Nations climate change conference in Durban, South Africa will be dominated by a question hanging over the future of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) which expires at the end of next year.
Get the latest on the talks from CAFOD’s team on the ground>>
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CAFOD response to final G20 communiqué
Following two days of discussions, the leaders of the world’s major economies have published their final ‘communiqué’. CAFOD's Lead Economics Analyst, Christina Weller responds.
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Tea Time for change: the most important cuppa of the year!
On June 9th, 131 MPs sat down over a cup of tea with their constituents in Westminster. The lobbyists were calling for commitments on aid, transparency and the Robin Hood Tax.
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Robin Hood Tax debate: Watch it here!
On Tuesday 29 March, St Paul’s Cathedral hosted a debate entitled ‘Should we Bank on the Robin Hood Tax?’ Jointly organised by CAFOD, Tearfund, The Salvation Army and St Paul’s Institute, the debate focused on the extent to which the financial sector has a moral role to play in contributing to the common good.
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Climate finance: You asked, the EU listened
In the run up to the international climate change talks in Cancun last year, you took action to demand more information for the world’s poorest. You called on UK Chancellor George Osborne to push the EU to open up about the money pledged to help poor countries cope with climate change. Thanks to your efforts, the EU opened up with a new annual report, the ‘Fast Start Finance Report’. During the Cancun talks, they published the first of these reports, which gave extra details about the €2.2 billion the EU mobilised to combat climate change throughout 2010.
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Cancun Agreements save the process but leave a lot to do in Durban
After some tense final hours of negotiation, the world has a new agenda on climate change in the form of the 'Cancun Agreements'. Whilst not perfect,it's a stepping stone towards a legally binding deal in next year’s talks in Durban.
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CAFOD response to EU Fast Start Finance Progress Report
Back in the autumn you lobbied the Chancellor George Osborne to push EU finance ministers to open up about the money promised in Copenhagen. The EU promised €7.2 billion to help poor countries cope with the impacts of climate change and prepare for a low carbon future.
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