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Everything I’ve tagged as related to Brazil, South Africa, India or China (BASIC).

India Plans Auction to Double Solar Power Capacity

September 3, 2012 4:18 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

MUMBAI — India may auction a third of the solar projects planned by 2017 in the current financial year to double the nation’s sun-powered capacity as it seeks additional clean-energy investments to combat power shortages. Of the 3,000 megawatts of solar plants proposed to be built starting in 2013, contracts for “1,000 megawatts or a … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC in the news, Research / Tagged: electricity, India, renewable energy, solar

China Beats U.S. to Become Number One In Installed Wind Power

September 3, 2012 3:30 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

China surpassed the U.S. this year to become the number one in the world for installed wind power generating capacity. In the last six years, installed wind power generating capacity in China increased from 2,000 megawatts (MW) to 52,580 MW, according to the country’s state grid company, the State Grid Corporation, which is the country’s … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC, Research / Tagged: China, renewable energy, USA, wind

Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 11th Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change

July 13, 2012 10:44 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 & 13 July 2012  || The 11th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in Johannesburg on 12-13 July 2012. H.E. Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission of China, H.E Ambassador Luiz Figueiredo Machado, Under Secretary for Environment, Energy, Science and Technology of the Ministry of … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC, Joint Statements / Tagged: BASIC, new market mechanisms, Rio +20

Joint Statement Issued at the Conclusion of the 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change

February 28, 2012 8:49 am / kimzee

10th BASIC Meeting held in New Delhi, India on Feb 13-14, 2012 1. The 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in New Delhi on February 13-14, 2012. H.E. Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment & Forests of India, H.E. Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission of China, H.E. … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC, Joint Statements / Tagged: AR-5, Canada, CBDR, Durban Platform, Equitable Access to Sustainable Development, equity, EU-ETS, Green Climate Fund, international aviation, Kyoto Protocol, QELROs, vulnerable

A BASIC issue

February 28, 2012 7:53 am / Leave a Comment / kimzee

SOURCE: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-basic-issue/913488/0 AUTHOR: Sunita Dubey : Sat Feb 18 2012 In climate change talks, the countries need to think equity differently Just before the BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change in Delhi this week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stressed on “equity” in climate change talks and said economic growth should not harm the environment. Although … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC in the news / Tagged: CBDR, equity, G77, mitigation

Equitable Access to Sustainable Development

December 20, 2011 12:43 pm / kimzee

A 90-page paper collaboratively produced by leading climate change experts from Brazil, South Africa, India and China, released at COP 17 on 3rd December 2012. Downloads: The complete book The press release A pdf presentation of the synthesis chapter A pdf presentation of the Brazil chapter A pdf presentation of the China chapter A pdf … Read More →

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Joint Statement Issued at the Conclusion of the Ninth BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change

November 4, 2011 5:09 pm / kimzee

Beijing, China from 31 October to 1 November 2011 || 1.  The Ninth BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in Beijing, China from 31 October to 1 November 2011. H.E. Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC, Joint Statements / Tagged: Adaptation Committee, EASD, equity, intellectual property rights, Kyoto Protocol, Technology Centre and Network, Technology Executive Committee, trade policy, US$100 billion

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This blog is a way to keep track of and share research, analysis and information relating to the role of developing countries in the UNFCCC climate change negotiations. So I post a lot of info about the BASIC countries in the Climate Change negotiations.

About me, the blogger:

Kim Coetzee: Now a Dr (PhD)! Recently a MAPS programme researcher. I focus on Intnl Climate Change Policy, India, Critical IR Theory (R.W. Cox), GEG. Would-be cyclist, cloud watcher, cat-napper, Peanut Butter lover. And I like maps (the real ones – especially ones that don’t use the ubiquitous Mercator projection ). Full publications list on my Academia.edu page.
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