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The Importance of Civil Society’s Presence at COP

COA Admin December 17, 2009 0 Comments

by Noah Hodgetts For added context to my previous blog post. It is vital that non-governmental organizations representing civil society ranging from College of the Atlantic and the Climate Action Network (CAN) to the Indigenous Peoples are involved in the process for several reasons. The most important reason is to hold countries accountable and to push them to make bolder pledges. Civil...

The Frustration Grows!

COA Admin December 17, 2009 0 Comments

by Noah Hodgetts I'm going on three days straight sitting here in the hostel largely because I have been sick, but also because I have no place better to be considering that almost all NGOs have been shut out of the Bella Center since Tuesday. NGOs have been forced to follow conference proceedings from satellite locations unable to show their presence and voice their opinions in official COP...

A Day to Remember

COA Admin December 16, 2009 1 Comment

by Taj Schottland It was a day to be on the streets. NGO access to the Bella Center had become extremely restricted. I managed to get in during the morning using one of the coveted “secondary badges.” But once inside I was dismayed to find nearly all meetings closed to observers (and as I write this I’ve heard they have now completely banned all observers from even entering the building). I...

Leadership can reverse climate change

COA Admin December 16, 2009 2 Comments

by Brooke Welty '11 and Doreen Stabinsky, COA faculty member originally published in the Bangor Daily News Negotiators and ministers from every country in the world are here in Copenhagen trying to form a global agreement to solve the climate crisis. Each of them is asking one question: What will President Barack Obama say when he arrives on Thursday? We are here too, as part of a...

Monday mornings

COA Admin December 14, 2009 1 Comment

by Geena Berry Happy Moments...eventually On Mondays it's often a little harder to get out of bed, and today was definitely one of those mornings. I started out in a bad mood, got confused by our room situation and then changed three different times before actually figuring out what to wear. All this on top of like five hours of sleep ... which is a lame way to start the day. I get to...