Lima defers differences over climate change obligations to Paris After an extension of almost 30 hours beyond the officially scheduled time, approximately 190 nations at the UN-administered climate change negotiations in Peru finally agreed on their future pledges to reduce emissions of climate-warming gases in order to limit the greenhouse effect. However, these pledges remain less than the minimum required to stop the two-degree rise in the average global temperature, which would create radical changes in lifestyle and effect our ability to adapt to the resulting climate change. By Bassam Al Kantar
Un accord à l’arraché à Lima... insuffisant pour la société civile Lima Climate Change Conference: Lebanese journalist Suzanne Baaklini reports on the final day of the Lima CoP20. By Suzanne Baaklini
Climat : la crainte d’un dénouement mitigé à Lima Lima Climate Change Conference: Lebanese journalist Suzanne Baaklini talks about the fear of mitigated outcome in Lima. By Suzanne Baaklini
À Lima, on risque de reporter les questions qui fâchent... Lima Climate Change Conference: Lebanese journalist Suzanne Baaklini asks whether unwanted questions will be postponed in Lima... By Suzanne Baaklini
Dossier: Lima Climate Change Conference - 1-12 December 2014 The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties of United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change is taking place from 1 to 12 December 2014 in Lima, Peru. Delegates from the Heinrich Boell Stiftung Offices worldwide and their partners are represented in the CoP 20. The Heinrich Boell Stiftung, MENA Beirut office has supported journalists from the region to travel and report on the conference from Lima. The following web-dossier includes articles on the Lima Climate Change Conference from delegates and journalists in English, French and Arabic
Le sommet de Lima démarre sur fond de nouvelles catastrophes aux Philippines Lima Climate Change Conference: Lebanese journalist Suzanne Baaklini reports on the draft Paris Protocol being circulated and discussed in Lima in preparation for the COP 21 in France. Article in French. By Suzanne Baaklini
L’Amérique latine déploie ses mille couleurs pour le climat Lima Climate Change Conference: Lebanese journalist Suzanne Baaklini reports on the thousands of activists from different countries demonstrating through the streets of Lima while negotiations are continuing slowly few kilometers away. Article in French. By Suzanne Baaklini
Climat : À Lima, les pays traînent les pieds sur les questions de finances Lima Climate Change Conference: Lebanese journalist Suzanne Baaklini talks about the slowness in the COP 20 negotiations. Article in French. By Suzanne Baaklini