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The Emptiness of Doebbler – a Davos Conversation Misrepresented

Posted on 6 February 2012 (23 August 2019) by Michael Liebreich

During this year’s Davos meetings, I made sure to visit the Occupy WEF camp. There I met Curtis Doebbler, professor of law at Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland. At the time I did not know his rather colourful hsitory of anti-americanism. We had an animated and fascinating discussion: he supported the ongoing UNFCCC process, drawing on his knowledgeable of international law; I argued it needed reform, drawing on my knowledge of investment activity in climate solutions. So far so good. What was not good was that he went on to misrepresent my position in a piece entitled “The Emptiness of Davos” in Al Ahram newspaper. […]

Ya Basta: Stop the UN Climate Charade

Posted on 26 November 2011 (23 August 2019) by Michael Liebreich

In November 2011 it was Durban’s turn to host the annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This was the 17th such annual meeting. The following article, which first appeared on Bloomberg.com, explains why I think these annual meetings are counter-productive, and proposes a different approach. […]

United Nations: Time to reflect, refocus, reinvigorate

Posted on 23 September 2011 (23 August 2019) by Jo Jagger

Michael wrote this piece about a year ahead of Rio+20, the 2012 Summit on Sustainable Development. He argued that Rio should focus on three things: making sustainability relevant to all by focusing it on resource efficiency; accelerating the transition that is anyway happening in the energy sector; and figuring out realistic ways to unlock large climate finance at scale. He knew he was whistling into the wind, but hey, he enjoys writing. […]

Towards a Green Climate Finance Framework

Posted on 31 August 2011 (23 August 2019) by Michael Liebreich

COP 16 in Cancun saw agreement on the creation of a Green Climate Fund to manage ‘a significant portion’ of the annual $100bn of funding committed to the developing world in Copenhagen. However, it did not clarify how such a fund might operate. In this white paper, I explain that the model which is emerging during subsequent negotiations will not work. I lay out my alternative proposal for an integrated Green Climate Finance Framework which could deliver the required $100bn per annum investment. Despite the fact that many negotiators read this paper, I was never invited to explain it in person.
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BNEF: Time to Plot a New Future for Policy on Clean Energy

Posted on 29 September 2008 (23 August 2019) by Jo Jagger

The clean energy sector has had a tremendous few years, with investment volume soaring nearly five times between 2004 and 2007, but new challenges mean that the next decade of development is likely to look very different. This makes it essential that we use this moment to demand the policy support that the industry will […]