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This morning I received the following email inviting me to an event at the Tianjin climate conference: "<\/span>IGES AWG-KP14\/AWG-LCA12 Side event on MRV in NAMAs and the CDM". The UNFCCC has been criticised for being an “exclusive priesthood” that speaks in a language completely incomprehensible to the public. I wonder why.<\/p>\n

For the record it means: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Ad-Hoc Working Group Kyoto Protocol\/ Ad-Hoc Working Group Long-term Cooperative Action Side event on Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable greenhouse gas emissions reductions in Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions and the Clean Development Mechanism. <\/p>\n

And what does that mean? Well…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning I received the following email inviting me to an event at the Tianjin climate conference: "IGES AWG-KP14\/AWG-LCA12 Side event on MRV in NAMAs and the CDM". The UNFCCC has been criticised for being an “exclusive priesthood” that speaks in a language completely incomprehensible to the public. I wonder why. 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