EMM News Explorer: Kim Carstensen

[ said]: The real measure of success for the G8 will be showing leadership on the fast-track finance commitments made in Copenhagen to support low-carbon development and climate adaptation in developing countries ,

wwf 25-JUN-10

[ said]: It is interesting to see that the major developed economies in the G8 are discussing how they can demand higher levels of binding commitments from emerging economies. It would be even more interesting if they could agree to be more ambitious themselves,

earthtimes 25-JUN-10

[ said]: Recent work has estimated that globally more than US$500 billion a year goes into subsidising fossil fuel production and consumption, roughly ten times the annual amount estimated as adequate to meet global Millennium Development Goals for eradicating poverty,

wwf 25-JUN-10

[ said]: G20 nations that couldn’t deliver a significant agreement on climate change in Copenhagen are still holding out the possibility that they could deliver on a significant agreement on energy subsidies,[*]We are looking to leaders to ensure that their fine words of a year ago are not allowed to degenerate into a debate on how to define fuel subsidies.

wwf 25-JUN-10

[-said]: Demanding more of emerging economies without putting more on the table themselves is not a constructive way forward for the G8,

earthtimes 25-JUN-10

[ said]: We are expecting studies that will identify and show how much is spent in each country on fossil fuel energy subsidies, which in turn will show how big a hole these are burning into budget deficits,

wwf 25-JUN-10

[ said]: If we don't limit global warming to as far below two degrees as possible, all development ambitions will be in serious danger,

wwf 20-JUN-10

[ said]: The discussions have been good and constructive,

alertnet 11-JUN-10

[ said]: There needs to be some kind of mutual understanding of where to move forward. My sense is that finance is a good one for that,

stabroeknews 24-FEB-10

[ pointed out]: Money lies in green energies, and it is there where energy safety is

prensa 22-FEB-10

[ said]: He's been a really important guardian and leader on climate change,

alertnet 18-FEB-10

[-said]: Emissions reductions on the table at Copenhagen were clearly setting us up for a world three or more degrees warmer, even without taking into account various large loopholes allowing for dubious emissions reductions claims and double counting of claims,

wwf 29-JAN-10

[-said]: There is a general awareness that the world failed to do what it needed to do in Copenhagen,

wwf 29-JAN-10

[ said]: Currently, the Copenhagen Accord sets out one agreed goal – keeping the world below the two degrees Celsius danger threshold for global warming ,

wwf 29-JAN-10

[-said]: This is a very helpful move from this group of major developing countries. We expect they will announce high levels of ambition and follow up urgently with clear national action plans meet this ambition

wwf 29-JAN-10

[-said that]: Sunday is the self-imposed deadline for countries to lay out what they are actually going to do to keep the world out of the danger zone.

wwf 29-JAN-10

[ said]: can much better…fill this very difficult task of building bridges,

stabroeknews 21-DEC-09

[ said]: can much better...fill this very difficult task of building bridges

EgyptianGazette 21-DEC-09

[ said]: We needed a treaty now and at best, we will be working on one in half a year's time,

afriquejet 20-DEC-09

[ said]: can much better...fill this very difficult task of building bridges,

alertnet 20-DEC-09

[ said]: Copenhagen was at the brink of failure due to poor leadership, combined with an unconvincing level of ambition,

afriquejet 20-DEC-09

[ said]: Half-hearted pledges to protect our planet from dangerous climate change are simply not sufficient to address a crisis that calls for completely new ways of collaboration across rich and poor countries,

guardian 20-DEC-09

[ said]: After years of negotiations, we now have a declaration of will which does not bind anyone and therefore fails to guarantee a safer future for future generations,

earthtimes 19-DEC-09

[ said]: We are disappointed but the story continues,

wwf 19-DEC-09

[ said]: We needed a treaty now and at best, we will be working on one in half a year’s time,

wwf 19-DEC-09

[ said]: The biggest challenge, turning the political will into a legally binding agreement, after years of negotiations we now have a declaration of will which does not bind anyone and therefore fails to guarantee a safer future for next generations,

kuna 19-DEC-09

[ said]: After years of negotiations we now have a declaration of will which does not bind anyone and therefore fails to guarantee a safer future for future generations,

earthtimes 19-DEC-09

[ said]: A gap between the rhetoric and reality could cost millions of lives, hundreds of billions of US dollars and a wealth of lost opportunities,

smh 19-DEC-09

[-added that]: What was good about Copenhagen was the level of national pledges for climate action in most countries.

kuna 19-DEC-09

[ said]: Well meant but half-hearted pledges to protect our planet from dangerous climate change are simply not sufficient,

earthtimes 19-DEC-09

[ said]: Copenhagen was at the brink of failure due to poor leadership combined with an unconvincing level of ambition

kuna 19-DEC-09

[ said]: Well-meant but half-hearted pledges to protect our planet from dangerous climate change are simply not sufficient to address a crisis that calls for completely new ways of collaboration across rich and poor countries,

news 19-DEC-09

[-added]: A gap between the rhetoric and reality could cost millions of lives, hundreds of billions of dollars and a wealth of lost opportunities. We are disappointed but remain hopeful. The civil society will continue watching every step of further negotiations. The leaders have to get back to work tomorrow,

kuna 19-DEC-09

[said:]: Well-meant but half-hearted pledges to protect our planet from dangerous climate change are simply not sufficient to address a crisis that calls for completely new ways of collaboration across rich and poor countries.

ananova 19-DEC-09

[-concluded]: Getting a strong outcome of the follow-up process will take a lot of bridge-building between the rich and the poor countries. We expect that the Mexican hosts will be ideally placed to play that role,

kuna 19-DEC-09

[ said]: Copenhagen produced a snapshot of what leaders already promised before they got here. The biggest challenge, turning the political will into a legally binding agreement, has moved to Mexico,

earthtimes 19-DEC-09

[ said]: A gap between the rhetoric and reality could cost millions of lives, hundreds of billions of dollars and a wealth of lost opportunities,

news 19-DEC-09

[ said]: Politically, we live in a world that agrees to stay below the danger zone of 2ºC but practically what we have on the table adds up to 3ºC or more,

europeanvoice 19-DEC-09

[-noted]: Unfortunately, the core ingredient that remains on the shelf is a solid proposal for reliable long-term finance. This is one key element that is needed to break down the wall between developed and developing countries,

afriquejet 18-DEC-09

[ said]: We are moving out of the valley of death . We are beginning to see the outlines of a compromise, helped by the U.S. offer on finance,

news 18-DEC-09

[ said]: We welcome these new commitments as they show a desire to reach a global agreement to address climate change,

afriquejet 18-DEC-09

[ added]: We urge more countries to come forward with commitments and fill this funding gap,

afriquejet 18-DEC-09

[ said]: It shows that when the US moves, China moves,

thedailystarBD 18-DEC-09

[ said]: We are moving out of the valley of death. We are beginning to see the outlines of a compromise, helped by the US offer on finance,

peopledaily 18-DEC-09

[ said]: After years of negotiations, we now have a declaration of will which does not bind anyone and therefore fails to guarantee a safer future,

earthtimes 18-DEC-09

[-said]: A bold step forward on emissions cuts to 2020 – moving to at least the necessary 30% cut from 1990 levels – could be the deal making gesture the climate talks need at this point. The developing world would be able to see that some of the developed world is listening to their concerns.

wwf 17-DEC-09

[-said]: A bold step forward on emissions cuts to 2020 - moving to at least the necessary 30-per-cent cut from 1990 levels - could be the deal-making gesture the climate talks need,

earthtimes 17-DEC-09

[ said]: It looks like The Copenhagen Climate Summit could have made it through the valley of death

wwf 17-DEC-09

[-said]: We are moving on some of the key crunch issues ... The signs point to the possibility of breaking the deadlock,

earthtimes 17-DEC-09

[ said]: Europe has often claimed a leadership role on climate and now is the time to exercise it,

wwf 17-DEC-09

[-added]: US help in mobilising an additional $100 billion annually by 2020 to help climate change initiatives and adaptation in the developing world is also extremely welcome

wwf 17-DEC-09

[ said]: We are moving out of the valley of death. We are beginning to see the outlines of a compromise, helped by the U.S. offer on finance,

alertnet 17-DEC-09

[-said that]: It’s encouraging that some new offers are starting to hit the table. Now is the time for Heads of States to show their leadership skills. We need to turn the positive dynamic into a real domino effect, so that actions by countries add up to a global effort that protects us from climate change.

wwf 17-DEC-09

[ said]: The levels and conditions of transparency of emissions cuts in the emerging economies are another sticking point in Copenhagen that’s still clouded in silence

wwf 17-DEC-09

[-said]: As we have seen before, the US have moved, and China moves immediately after,

earthtimes 17-DEC-09

[ said]: It shows that when the U.S. moves, China moves,

news 17-DEC-09

[-said]: MRV is the biggest of the US-China biggies,

earthtimes 17-DEC-09

[ said]: The commitment from these industrialized countries to provide $3.5 billion in fast-start public finance is a welcome start to the much bigger effort to reduce and ultimately stop the loss of forests, and it is good to see a broad coalition of countries getting behind it,

wwf 17-DEC-09

[ said]: The overall objective must be to lay the basis for an outcome that will put the world on track to a less-than-two-degree future,

peopledaily 16-DEC-09

[ said]: Texts in almost all crucial areas of the negotiations - such as technology cooperation, adaptation and forest protection – has been seriously stripped of anything firm over the last 24 hours

wwf 16-DEC-09

[-said]: Negotiators from the US have been trying to hold the line on too many things big and small and in the process the big picture has been lost – it is time for the moral leadership of US president Barack Obama to assert itself in line with the hopes and expectations of the world,

wwf 16-DEC-09

[ said]: In many ways the final sessions have produced more disagreement rather than less on key issues as negotiators dig in,

alertnet 16-DEC-09

[-said]: At the higher levels, it is lawyers building loopholes for the sake of large interests rather than nations negotiating the moral and effective ways to enact the measures that science says are necessary,

wwf 16-DEC-09

[ said]: In many ways the final sessions have produced more disagreement rather than less on key issues as national negotiators dig in,

wwf 16-DEC-09

[ said]: I don’t think the talks are falling apart, but we’re losing time,

dailytimesPK 15-DEC-09

[ said]: I don't think the talks are falling apart, but we're losing time,

tehrantimes 15-DEC-09

[ said]: It is possible for developed nations to spin their way out of real emissions reductions, but they can’t spin their way out of climate catastrophe,

wwf 15-DEC-09

[-said]: To avoid an overall zero sum game, WWF is seeking for the overwhelming majority of developed country emissions to be made at home,

wwf 15-DEC-09

[ said]: The oil sands are an extremely dirty source of energy and I'm sure this has a major role in determining Canada's position,

theglobeandmail 07-DEC-09

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