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 [...]
Youth Have Their Voices Heard at the UN Climate Negotiations
This year in Poznan, the youth from around the world set out to make change. We set out to support the voices of the most vulnerable countries, the voices that are least heard. Our voices echoed the halls of the UN Climate Conference as we shouted “survival is not negotiable” for countries and people for [...]
Protest Inside the UN Climate Conference: REDD Denying the Voices of Indigenous People
This is being cross posted from itsgettinghotinhere.org by Brianna
Coming into the Poznan COP 14 climate negotiations it was clear that REDD was going to be one of the hot topics discussed.
Our worst fears about REDD have started to come true.
Today, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand opposed the inclusion of recognition of rights of [...]
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 [...]
Global Day of Action on Climate Change, Poznan, Poland
This video is from the Global Day of Action, organized by the Global Climate Campaign, on December 6th, 2008. This is the event held in Poznan, Poland. People called for politicians to stop, “clowning around” when it comes to climate negotiations.