COP17: Daily from Durban 

COP17 – the 17th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) takes place in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 9 December 2011.

Once again representatives of 195 parties to the convention will gather in an attempt to determine what action the world could, should and will take to address the impacts of a warming climate. Yet expectations of success in the UN process have been modest since high hopes for a worldwide legal agreement were left unfulfilled at the Copenhagen conference in 2009.


Yvo de Boer, KPMG’s Special Global Advisor, Climate Change and Sustainability will be on site in Durban. He and other professionals from KPMG member firms are providing this daily commentary on the events, negotiations, and decisions of COP17.

COP17: One step closer to a low-carbon future
COP17: One step closer to a low-carbon future
COP17: One step closer to a low-carbon future. A Durban wrap up that outlines the key decisions and what they mean for business.
wind farm
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 10
The group of ministers from over 20 countries participating in the Indaba process run by the COP Presidency worked in parallel on the text of the overarching political decision.
solar panels
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 9
Africa Day featured a panel discussion on and its role in climate change negotiations. Dr. Jean Ping, Commission Chairman of the African Union said there are very high expectations of Durban in terms of COP17 outcomes.
Low carbon journey
Embarking on the low carbon journey: National Mitigation Actions as green growth vehicles in developing nations
KPMG International released a new paper on NAMAs - Embarking on the low carbon journey: National Mitigation Actions as green growth vehicles in developing nations.
Day 6
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 6
Week two of COP is starting off with the negotiations centered on working through the texts that had been developed over the weekend.
Week One Recap
COP17: Daily from Durban - Week One Recap
Week one in Durban is over and we anticipate some fruitful discussions around climate change as week two begins.
Day 5
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 5
Day 5 - The end of a long week and everyone is gearing up for the level ministerial meetings.
Day 4
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 4
Carbon finance is the focus of the next few days at COP17.
Day 3
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 3
Day 3 at COP17 saw significant time allocated to discussing the green climate fund.
Day 2
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 2
Day 2 at COP17 - the the start of the technical negotiations.
Day 1
COP17: Daily from Durban - Day 1
Day 1 at COP17 was like the press conference before a big game – all the right things were said, but knowing full well the tough battle that lay ahead.

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