Profile Interview: Dr Prodipto Ghosh – AWG KP negotiator India in Bonn June Negotiations
The aim of interviewing our lead negotiators is that we get to know our negotiators better, understand the cultural, religious, academic and regional diversity within our delegation. I also believe that building a personal relationship with each negotiator interview aids in our tracking process as well as gives us an idea on the principles and [...]
Is India questioning the science?
On the 2nd of June India stood up once again to question the science stated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), one of the top scientific bodies to prove the existence of climate change. And although it sounds ridiculous, if you look deeper into the Indian argument there is some legitimacy. Or so [...]
Talk, talk and more talk
This is cross posted from www.adoptanegotiator.com, written by Anna Collins.
So what actually happens at UN climate talks? Well I can tell you one thing,
A lot of talking… and not so much listening!
The talks opened this morning as they always do with a plenary session. That’s when all the countries sit behind their name plaques in [...]
My first date with the Indian negotiators in Bonn
In yesterday’s interaction Mr Pradipto Ghosh’s, an Indian negotiator, the major message was that these negotiations need to ensure that India can continue its growth.
I agree with Mr Ghosh’s comment. India does need to “grow”. With the largest population of people living below the world’s poverty line, with 400 million people who can’t access commercial [...]
Setting the scene in Bonn
As we were having our first youth meeting I looked outside to the beautiful sunny, green garden with a fountain. Who else do I see but three of our Indian negotiators. How is this possible? Indian bureaucrats are often quite hard to access or catch – but I guess I’m not in India. I’m writing [...]
The Deal of Our Lifetime
December this year in Copenhagen the countries of the world are going to sign a treaty that will change our life as we know it. Their commitments today will affect our quality of life tomorrow.
Most people don’t know that countries from all over the world have been debating and negotiating the global response to climate [...]
