Not only has there been little movement by governments to seriously get to grips with the causes of climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha. The mainstream media has done little to look in depth at the issues.
Here are some clips from media coverage during the second and final week of the conference:
Un Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for compromise at UN climate talks
UN secretary-general calls for spirit of compromise, saying that global warming poses ‘existential challenge’ to humans.
China’s carbon footprint under scrutiny
Fast-growing economy and huge population make Asian nation central to global efforts to tackle climate change.
Doha Climate Conference: China’s Demand For Emissions Leniency Challenged By U.S. Envoy
In Doha, the talks have been slowed by wrangling over financial aid to help poor countries cope with global warming and how to divide carbon emissions rights until 2020 when a new planned climate treaty is supposed to enter force. Calls are now intensifying to include fossil fuel subsidies as a key part of the discussion.
Climate change compensation emerges as major issue at Doha talks
US and Europe oppose idea that rich countries should pay for loss and damage caused in vulnerable areas.
Youth delegate calls on Obama to act
In his acceptance speech just a few weeks ago, a triumphant President Obama outlined a vision of hope for America. “We want our children to live in an America… that isn’t threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.” Here in Doha, Qatar, in the halls of the U.N. climate negotiations, my team of U.S. youth delegates remembers these words. I, too, want to live in an America that is not threatened by climate change. Our chance to secure that future is slipping away. Science tells us we need to reduce emissions to achieve a maximum temperature increase of 1.5-2 degrees C. World leaders have agreed, but their action has not matched the rhetoric. We’re still locked on a course toward a 4-6 degree temperature increase by 2100, which will mean catastrophic impacts of climate change.
