Global Deal investigates new pathways in the international politics of climate change. It is a forum for in-depth analysis and debate, bringing together voices from many sectors and areas of expertise.
Global Deal launched at the UNFCCC meeting in Bali in December 2007 and will track international negotiations as they pursue a 'global deal' for future action.
Global Deal will explore the connections between international agreements and local actions, regional relationships and global responsibility. We will discuss business initiatives and civil society movements, technological solutions and political choices.
Global Deal is a conversation. Join us!
The Global Deal Editorial Team
David Steven
David Steven is a writer, researcher and policy consultant. He covered his first United Nations summit at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, writing for the Daily Summit, an early experiment in the use of blogging in the international arena. He currently edits Global Dashboard, which covers international affairs and global risk. His work on climate change focuses on the political condition needed to deliver a global deal.
David will be contributing to the launch of Global Deal from Bali, providing regular updates and interviews from the UNFCCC negotiations. If you are in Bali and want to contribute, you can email David on david.steven@opendemocracy.net, or call him on (+62) (0) 817 0831126.
Chris Littlecott
Chris Littlecott works for E3G, Third Generation Environmentalism. For the past 3 years he has coordinated E3G's work on the future of Europe, which has included the publication of the seminal pamphlet ‘Europe in the World: political choices for security and prosperity'. Chris is also E3G's website editor and all-round project fixer. He has an academic background in environmental politics, and has lived and worked in Mexico and Ecuador.
Chris will be contributing to the launch of Global Deal from London, coordinating reviews of the blogosphere and mainstream media. If you spot interesting analysis that we should cover, you can email Chris on chris.littlecott@opendemocracy.net
Caspar Henderson
Caspar Henderson is an award-winning writer and journalist on environmental affairs. He was openDemocracy's Globalisation Editor from 2002 to mid-2005, coordinating a major debate on the politics of climate change in the run up to the 2005 G8 summit. Caspar has also worked as a consultant on issues in energy, water, regulation, technology, human rights, economics and the environment. His Coral Bones blog asks "Will tropical coral reefs be the first ecosystem to be eliminated by global warming?", and he also writes an occasional blog called Grains of Sand.
Caspar will be contributing to the launch of Global Deal from Oxford, commissioning longer analytical articles from experts and commentators around the world. If you would like to contribute, or have suggestions of original voices that we should include, you can email Caspar on caspar.henderson@opendemocracy.net
Project Oversight and Financial Support
Global Deal is a joint project of openDemocracy and E3G, Third Generation Environmentalism.
The initial launch of Global Deal has been made possible thanks to the financial support of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
If you would like to contribute to the ongoing work of Global Deal, please contact us to discuss our future plans and potential sponsorship opportunities.
