Creative Commons: World Economic Forum, 2011
The former head of the UN Climate talks (UNFCCC) believes confusion over the aim of the negotiations and the meaning of last year’s Durban Platform agreement need to be urgently addressed.
Speaking at a climate communication event hosted by the TckTckTck campaign, Yvo De Boer called for clarity on the goals of the international talks, which resume in Doha on November 26, arguing that without this world leaders and the general public would continue to lose interest in the debate.
De Boer, who now works as KPMG’s Special Global Advisor on Climate Change, said that progressive business had given up waiting for a clear signal from government after the inconclusive Rio+20 summit – preferring to take action unilaterally now.
“Here we are in a process which has gone downhill in my mind at a pace that is absolutely stunning, and the very appropriate question to ask at this time is what we do about it,†he said.
“And also what do we do about that in communication terms, since communication is to my mind a critical part of the solution to the climate change issue.â€
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