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By Brooke Welty I'd guess that most of you who are reading this blog are not in Copenhagen right now.  At this point no one knows exactly what will come of this conference that is seen to be a monumental point in human history.  A group of global youth came up with a list of 10 steps and tips (in no particular order) that can be used at home regardless of the outcome here. 1. Educate others...

by Geena Berry Similar to how Taj started his post, I am sitting. More specifically, I am sitting on very uncomfortable blue carpet in the overflow plenary room of the working group on long-term cooperative action, writing on a small legal pad (my computer, which holds the first blog I had started to write, has died, all out of juice.)  So, I shall begin again, with more information from today...

by Brooke Welty and Oliver Bruce Emerging into the Bella Center main lobby, it's hard not to be impressed with the organizational prowess of the Danish government. The entire lobby is decked out in trees, cafes, and information booths with big projected videos of clean energy technologies. It's great to see that the place in which the next generation climate agreement will be negotiated is...

By Lauren Nutter About two weeks ago now, our COA group had our final get together, complete with apple cider and excited chatter about the change we want to see in the world.  There is no doubt in my mind that our ambitious, dedicated, and idealistic group is ready for this two week marathon of negotiations in Copenhagen. (COA Road to Copenhagen group) I will set off from Logan tomorrow night,...

by Lauren Nutter The final day of Bangkok is now wrapping up.  It's only morning here and now youth are sitting in the plenary for the Ad-hoc working group on the Kyoto Protocol.  It's a bittersweet end to the talks... I want to be hopeful but I fail to muster much hope.  Really I guess my hope lies outside of these processes; it lies in knowing that youth all over the world, despite this...