India is HOT at UN
The first time ever Indian youth delegation to the fourteenth session of the conference of the parties to the United Nations framework convention on climate change held at Poznan’ recently had a phenomenal exposure including a meeting and discussion with Yvo de boer , president of COP and Sir Nicholas Stern from UK. The conference [...]
TERI: Low Carbon Pathways for India
Recently at the fourteenth session of the conference of parties to the Unites Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held at Poznan’ to discuss the future global strategies on CDM, came across a saviour for India’s reputation at the conference after cancellation of the Government of India (GoI) side event. The discussion involved a presentation [...]
Our Health is NOT NEGOTIABLE!
At the UNFCCC COP14 in Poznan’ the international youth targetted the public health issues associated with climate change. Five people from the Indian Youth Delegation presented an amazing health action in front of the main coffee shop today afternoon. Leela was carrying the globe inside mosquito nets which signified that soon we would be needing all equipments for [...]
Technology Development and Transfer
Notes from the “Technology development and deployment to tackle climate change”. Mainly from FICCI’s representative, Mrs. Rita Choudhary and her presentation from the panel.
A technology development and deployment model needs to ascertain these following points:
1) A Regulatory Framework.
2) Research and Development.
3) Market based mechanisms.
4) Financing.
The main drivers for running such a model include the usual [...]
Youth and the UN: A Side Event with the President of UNFCCC
This is a blog posting from a separate blog about the side event with Yvo De Boer, President of the UNFCCC, and 4 youth from different parts of the world, including India. This blog can be found at: http://climatecorps.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/youth-and-climate/
It is perhaps one of the peaks of pathos, as well as the heights of hope that [...]