Cop 17: Deal or no deal – Mail and Guardian

Name of story: Cop 17: Deal or no deal

Name of journalist: Yolandi Groenewald

Name of publication: Mail and Guardian

Date: 14 October 2011

Country: South Africa

Theme: Environment

Skills: Sources, events vs issues

Genre: News

GEM classification: Gender blind

Two months before the United Nation’s big climate indaba, COP 17, the hardline stances of the different economic blocs and countries are posing a threat to chances of a deal in Durban. Most analysts agree that a legally binding agreement is highly unlikely, but negotiators are pushing for a clarity on a second commitment period for Kyoto and a global agreement on the need to push ahead with process.