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Joint Statement issued at the Conclusion of the 15th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change

July 6, 2013 6:27 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

Cape Town, South Africa, 28 June 2013 The 15th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 26-28 June 2013. H.E. Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, H.E. Ms. Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa, Mr. … Read More →

Posted in: Joint Statements

How To Use If-Then Planning To Achieve Any Goal

June 8, 2013 12:06 am / Leave a Comment / kimzee

I first came across this technique in Tim Pychyl’s iProcrastinate podcasts. Here, however, is a detailed description of how & why it supposedly works. http://99u.com/articles/7248/how-to-use-if-then-planning-to-achieve-any-goal

Posted in: Random / Tagged: procrastination

Lamy Pushes for Increased Dialogue on Energy Issues

May 22, 2013 12:42 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

The WTO is in need of a constructive and forward-looking discussion on trade and energy issues, Director-General Pascal Lamy said on Monday. Such an approach, he explained, is necessary if the 159-member body wishes to participate effectively in the future of global energy governance. Lamy, who was speaking at a workshop on trade and energy … Read More →

Posted in: Trade-Climate Change / Tagged: renewable energ, Trade & Energy, WTO

US Tuna-Dolphin Compliance Proposal Triggers Mixed Reaction

April 16, 2013 11:25 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

Bridges Trade BioRes / by Andrew Aziz / 15 April 2013 SOURCE: http://ictsd.org/i/news/biores/159967/ [ok, so not strictly trade-climate change, but a line of interest stemming from my master’s thesis] A proposal by the United States to reform its dolphin-safe tuna label rules to comply with a WTO ruling is receiving praise from environmentalists, who say … Read More →

Posted in: Trade-Climate Change / Tagged: Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme, AIDCP, dolphin-safe tuna labels, NOAA, purse-seine nets, tuna-dolphin, WTO

Study shows a walk in the park fixes a fuzzy brain

April 9, 2013 3:52 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

The evidence keeps rolling in: when you need to clear your head, the best place to do it is out among the trees. Excerpt from Treehugger article by Jaymi Heimbuch Urban living gives you brain fatigue. It flat out makes your brain tired of constantly being alert and aware. And a walk in the park … Read More →

Posted in: Reading & Concentration / Tagged: involuntary attention, parks, scientific study

Sidetracked: how to finish what you started

April 7, 2013 5:06 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

The emotions we experience while implementing our plans can sidetrack us. Read this discussion with the author of “Sidetracked”, “Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino [who] shares the psychological secrets to finishing what you started.” By Gareth Cook, Scientific American’s Mind Matters blog editor: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-not-get-sidetracked

Posted in: Reading & Concentration

WTO Appeal Hearings in Canada Renewable Energy Row Kick Off

March 30, 2013 11:45 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

Bridges Trade BioRes / by Andrew Aziz / The WTO appeals process for the high-profile dispute over the Canadian province of Ontario’s feed-in-tariff (FIT) programme for renewable energy officially kicked off in Geneva last week, as the EU, Japan, and Canada all participated in the first round of hearings on the subject. The Ontario scheme … Read More →

Posted in: Trade-Climate Change / Tagged: Canada, EU, feed-in-tariff, government procurement, Japan, local content

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About this blog:

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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