Miles Austin

Miles Austin is head of European Regulatory Affairs for Ecosecurities.

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Many Businesses Left Out in the Cold By Stricter Limits on Access to COP15 Talks
By Miles Austin, December 17, 2009
Today access to COP15 was denied to the vast majority of the Business and Industry community (known by the acronym BINGO) after having been allocated a total of 75 passes, which were non-...
The Road to Mexico?
By Miles Austin, December 16, 2009
A rigorous deal is starting to look like it might not be likely in Copenhagen. Whatever the outcome, we've learned the climate treaty process has to be inclusive, the legitimate concerns of the...
Gordon Brown, the Governator and Others Descend on Copenhagen for the 'Big Push' GreenBiz.com
By Miles Austin, December 15, 2009
As if in response to yesterdays blog about feeling the pressure, Gordon Brown will grace COP15 with his presence a day early, the Governator is already walking the halls, none of the parties...
The Pressure Builds in Copenhagen
By Miles Austin, December 14, 2009
The EU is struggling to reach €3 billion in aid for developing countries to fight climate change, urging them to do more for themselves while also cutting the amount of Certified Emission...
It's Good to Talk
By Miles Austin, December 11, 2009
A repeated theme at the Copenhagen climate change negotiations has been the need for the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism to become more transparent.
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Chinese Windmills and the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen
By Miles Austin, December 10, 2009
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen periodically gets its head decapitated, with the location of the missing heads being part of Danish folk lore. In a similar spirit the Clean Development...
COP15, BINGO and the Leaked Danish Text
By Miles Austin, December 09, 2009
For the business community, the place to find out what has and is taking place at the COP15 climate conference is the daily BINGO meetings, which stands for Business and Industry Non Governmental...
Climate Change and Christmas Cakes
By Miles Austin, December 08, 2009
So now that the climate change science debate has successfully been put to bed we can get on with the important job at hand...reaching an international agreement on climate change?
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COP15 Negotiators Face Daunting Task
By Miles Austin, December 07, 2009
Getting to a binding decision on climate change will be no easy feat. However, unlike last year's COP 14 in Poznan, this year's COP seems very different. The political will to achieve something...

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