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Yvo de Boer's Perspective

As you no doubt know, the latest round of UNFCCC negotiations concluded in Bonn last week.  UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer seemed generally pleased.  The representatives had, for the first time, a negotiating text with which to work.  It was delivered on schedule and that in itself was a significant achievement.  The AP reported here on the meetings and de Boer’s frame of mind, as well as the views of other key participants.

Here’s a succinct video of de Boer:

 

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Bill Hewitt

Bill Hewitt has been an environmental activist and professional for nearly 25 years. He was deeply involved in the battle to curtail acid rain, and was also a Sierra Club leader in New York City. He spent 11 years in public affairs for the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, and worked on environmental issues for two NYC mayoral campaigns and a presidential campaign. He is a writer and editor and is the principal of Hewitt Communications. He has an M.S. in international affairs, has taught political science at Pace University, and has graduate and continuing education classes on climate change, sustainability, and energy and the environment at The Center for Global Affairs at NYU. His book, "A Newer World - Politics, Money, Technology, and What’s Really Being Done to Solve the Climate Crisis," will be out from the University Press of New England in December.



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