David Steven

David Steven is a writer and policy consultant whose work includes a pamphlet on the future of unionism in Northern Ireland (published by Slugger OToole) and reports for Daily Summit, at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

Was Bali a success?

* Saleemul Huq & Camilla Toulmin * Oliver Tickell * John Elkington * Alun Anderson * David Steven * Andrew Dobson Saleemul Huq & Camilla Toulmin, IIED Bali's routemap to Copenhagen The "spin&

By David Steven, Camilla Toulmin, Andrew Dobson, Saleemul Huq, Oliver Tickell and Alun Anderson

/ 18 Dec 2007

Balanced Bali

Europe's Bali Leadership The success of a subtle strategy. AWGmented unilateral commitments. The Deal itself.

By David Steven and Chris Littlecott

/ 16 Dec 2007

Leaving Bali for a European destination

The European Union had the last word at Bali and that was probably fitting. They made many concessions and looked at times as if they could be bossed by both

By David Steven

/ 15 Dec 2007

In Bali - radical commitments

With Bali's biggest decision now made, the media pack has rushed off to file stories, source reaction, or get drunk on the beach. But the action here in

By David Steven

/ 15 Dec 2007

A never-ending night, and longer day

A rolling post, updating the tortuous path towards a Bali agreement. Update 1: a tentative agreement that will be debated further, 8am tomorrow morning. Update 2 (the next morning): the

By David Steven

/ 14 Dec 2007

Threatening the G77

A sobering review of progress from the G77 and China, whose Chairman just complained bitterly about the pressure developing countries were coming under to make concessions. Unspecified countries - probably

By David Steven

/ 14 Dec 2007

In the doldrums

Negotiators are hitting the pain barrier here in Bali, as they press on in search of an agreement after catching only a few hours' sleep last night. But the

By David Steven

/ 14 Dec 2007

The American Proposal [update 1]

Last night, we reported on the bombshell proposal from US negotiators to give all countries targets, based on their levels of economic development. Talks broke up acrimoniously at 3.30,

By David Steven

/ 14 Dec 2007

Breaking: Major US move

A late night update from the UN climate conference, where the US has thrown a hand grenade into the talks on the Bali roadmap. It's close to 1am

By David Steven

/ 13 Dec 2007

Undiplomatic truth

"My own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali," Al Gore told Bali this evening, to ecstatic applause, putting the blame for

By David Steven

/ 13 Dec 2007

Breaking: Bush climate talks in trouble

There is growing evidence that the EU has threatened to boycott the US major economies process on climate change, "unless there is a substantive outcome" from Bali. Bali

By David Steven

/ 13 Dec 2007

Arguing over trivia

Some of the sticking points here in Bali are incredibly trivial and technical. There's been a collapse on capacity building, for example, where the US has blocked progress

By David Steven

/ 13 Dec 2007