After Bonn, a safe future for youth still in doubt
By Kyle Gracey, Chair for SustainUS and a graduate student in public policy and geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago.
In 2050, I’ll be 77, and given the pace of the climate talks in Bonn these two weeks, I’ll likely spend most of my retirement either under water or on fire.
If finalized [...]
Poznan Diaries (December 2, 2008)
We reported to the COP 14 at 8:45 am for our participation in an international youth side action. Representatives from 50 countries stood at the entrance corridor in a disciplined queue showcasing different messages with their country flags. ‘Share our vision”, we called out in unison to the negotiators, UN observers, intergovernmental party members, [...]
AWG-LCA Meeting on Enhanced Mitigation and its Implementation
Reporting from the AWG-LCA (Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action) contact group meeting on the mitigation actions and its implementation:
Saudi Arabia stated that they cannot support REDD being so fast tracked. They need more time. Measurable, Reportable, Verifiable (MRV)-pledges from the DCs (developing countries) and demand for the resources to be pooled together [...]
