Bridges Trade BioRes

Volume 9 • Number 21 27th November 2009

  • Copenhagen Expectations Buoyed Somewhat by Political Presence
    With a little more than a week left before the 15th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP), few observers are willing to commit to predictions on the outcome. Those hopeful that Copenhagen would be a watershed moment for climate change got a dose of reality following the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
  • World Food Summit Falls Short of Expectations
    The World Summit on Food Security in Rome brought together 60 heads of state and scores of representatives from intergovernmental organisations to address the needs of the nearly 1 billion people around the world who suffer from undernourishment. The summit aimed to revitalise the United Nations Committee on Food Security and confront the global challenges…
  • Special Section
  • Copenhagen Countdown: Climate Change Financing
    In the lead-up to the UNFCCC’s 15th Conference of the Parties, each issue of Bridges Trade BioRes will feature background and analysis on key issues facing negotiators as they prepare for December’s meeting in Copenhagen. This article focuses on the ongoing debate over how to finance countries’ efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Meeting…
  • Copenhagen Countdown: Technology and Finance
    In the lead-up to the UNFCCC’s 15th Conference of the Parties, each issue of Bridges Trade BioRes will feature background and analysis on key issues facing negotiators as they prepare for December’s meeting in Copenhagen. This article focuses on discussions on climate technologies and financing. Governments around the world will need to access and implement…
  • In Brief
  • Environmentalists Say ICCAT Cuts are Insufficient
    The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) - the organisation in charge of regulating the bluefin tuna industry - adopted new measures aimed at stabilising Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks at their annual meeting in Recife, Brazil. But despite the new efforts, environmental groups say ICCAT’s efforts are still not enough to save…
  • New Study Claims Sulphur Emissions Cuts Could Accelerate Global Warming
    Sulphur dioxide emissions from bunker fuels used in ships have helped to decelerate the rate of climate change, a new study suggests. However, the authors caution that due to its harmful effects on sulphur on human health, the use of sulphur in shipping emissions to promote ‘climate cooling’ is not  advisable. Jan Fuglestvedt, of the Center…
  • GM Crops Cause Dramatic Increase in US Pesticide Use: Report
    The growing popularity of genetically modified (GM) corn, soybeans, and cotton has triggered an increase in pesticide use, a dramatic emergence of herbicide-resistant weeds, and a rise in the amount of chemical residues found in food, according to a new report published on Tuesday by US-based groups the Organic Center, the Union for Concerned Scientists,…
  • Lobby Group Opposes Proposed Changes to Green Technology Patents
    As the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen draws nearer, developing countries are pushing for measures on flexibilities and exceptions in intellectual property rights to ensure greater access to green technology. But a new industry-sponsored study suggests that such a move would be detrimental to the European green job market. Countries such as China and India…
  • Chile to Restrict Salmon Roe Imports
    The Chilean National Fisheries Service says it will present a letter to the WTO next month which will outline the country’s plans to restrict imports of salmon roe from countries with pancreas disease, a fatal viral disease in salmon that can threaten salmon roe supplies. Currently, only 20 percent of salmon roe used in Chile’s local…
  • Events
  • Events
    For a more comprehensive list of events for the trade and environment community visit the BioRes online calendar, http://ictsd.net/news/biores/events/. Coming up in the next two weeks (27 November - 11 December) 30 November-2 December, Geneva, Switzerland. SEVENTH WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE. Under the general theme, “The WTO, the Multilateral Trading System and the Current Global Economic Environment,”…
  • Resources
  • Resources
    If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the BioRes staff to Andrew Aziz at aaziz@ictsd.ch. HAVE YOUR PRODUCTS BEEN LEGALLY PRODUCED? World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Resources Institute. November 2009. This brochure is a…