yvo de boer posts, articles, and infographics

Yvo de Boer on UNFCCC and KPMG at The World Energy Congress

September 15, 2010 by Rebecca Lutzy
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Yvo de Boer

Yesterday at the World Energy Congress in Montreal, Canada I had the opportunity to sit down with Yvo de Boer, the former Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). I spoke with de Boer about the future of the UNFCCC process and his new job at KPMG International.de Boer left the UNFCCC earlier... [read more]

Fomer UN Climate Chief: Emissions Targets and Timetables are Irrelevant

September 10, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
with 610 views

In another clear sign of the steadily unraveling pollution paradigm, Yvo De Boer, the former head of the UN climate negotiations, has acknowledged that the long debate over targets and timetables for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is irrelevant. Asked by Bloomberg about emissions reductions targets in the context of the... [read more]

Getting ready for the next round of Bonn Climate Change Talks

May 28, 2010 by Richard Graves
with 273 views

The Adopt a Negotiator trackers are packing our bags for Bonn and eager to get this next round of UN climate talks underway. You can follow the efforts of our team of trackers through the TckTckTck Fresh Air Center, or on our site. Before the negotiations start again on Monday, we want to share a few opportunities to prepare you for... [read more]

Christiana Figueres, climate negotiator from Costa Rica, named UN climate chief

May 18, 2010 by Richard Graves
with 277 views

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has named Costa Rica's Christiana Figueres to be the organization's top official on climate change, his spokesman announced Monday. UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said the 53-year-old Costa Rican, currently San Jose's climate change negotiator, would succeed Yvo de Boer of the Netherlands as the executive... [read more]

Is the UN climate chief abandoning a sinking ship?

February 26, 2010 by Dave Rochlin
with 236 views

By Dave Rochlin - originally posted on care2.com The controversial former UN ambassador John Bolton famously said "If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference." Now Yvo de Boer, the UN's executive secretary of the Framework Convention on Climate Change, is resigning, saying in a... [read more]

Global Yawning: De Boer Resigns; Should UN Get Out of Climate Biz?

February 18, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
with 127 views

The UN's top climate change official, Yvo de Boer, says he will leave his post after four years, reportedly to take a consulting position with KPMG, according the BBC News this morning. He will vacate the position at the end of June, only 5 months before 193 countries will get together again for another shot at a climate deal. But... [read more]

UN Climate Executive Secretary Resigns: His Legacy and Where We Go Next

February 18, 2010 by nrdc switchboard
with 140 views

Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, has just announced his resignation. So this is sparking two questions: where are we after his four year tenure and where do we head from here? Well here are my thoughts. I talked to him when he took the job and he didn’t undertake this... [read more]

Good or Bad for Mexico? UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer Resigns

February 18, 2010 by Tim Hurst
with 158 views

UNFCCC chief Yvo de Boer resigns, raising further Mexico questions. In a move that apparently didn’t surprise those who knew him, United Nations top climate official Yvo de Boer announced his resignation on Thursday, effective July 1 this year. He has served in that capacity since being appointed by Kofi Annan in 2006. De Boer cited... [read more]

Time ticks away: the final hours at Copenhagen

December 16, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
with 63 views

Author: Sabrina Chesterman Hillary Clinton announces US support for a large Climate Change Fund (Image by: Andy Revkin) As the high level plenary rolls on, countries are disaggregated in their commitments, divided in their sovereign requirements and the bottom line remains, the COP still is no closer to a firm climate agreement. An... [read more]

CNN/YouTube COP15 Climate Change Debate

December 15, 2009 by Tim Hurst
with 99 views

CNN and YouTube conducted a live climate change debate in Copenhagen on December 15 at 8 a.m. EST. World leaders, activists, and leading thinkers debated the top-ranked video questions submitted by people from around the world. Fortunately, the panelists, including former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, journalist Thomas Friedman, U.... [read more]

Bangkok: lack of clarity on finance may scupper progress

October 8, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
with 112 views

“Unless we see an advance on ambitious industrialised country targets and significant finance on the table, it is very difficult for negotiators in this process to continue their work in good faith” - that’s how Yvo de Boer summarised the current situation today. But what’s frustrating de Boer (and I’m inclined to agree) is that most... [read more]

UN Climate Chief: Global Community Needs to Invest $300b Annually in Climate Fight

August 17, 2009 by Jesse Jenkins
with 67 views

A quick post this morning...The global community should be investing $300 billion annually to combat global warming, according to UN climate chief Yvo de Boer. De Boer, the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change, says the world needs to be spending $100 billion annually to help vulnerable communities adapt... [read more]

Playing the Expectations Game as Copenhagen Looms

March 12, 2009 by Jesse Jenkins
with 83 views

Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute blogIt appears that there is an effort underway (whether coordinated or just coincident) from the Obama Administration, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and United Nations to place a reality check on expectations for United States climate policy progress in advance of the... [read more]