Author: Nathan Thanki

Tuesday’s Child

Nathan Thanki December 4, 2012 0 Comments
by Nathan Thanki and Bogdan Zymka (as part of our effort to be a resource to Youth groups, the following was sent to UNFCCC youth on Tuesday night) The opening of the high level plenary began today. Nothing really dramatic yet--apart from the ridiculous opening ceremony which actually included an interview that said "one must not be ashamed of doing something unspectacular or with low...

Twisted logic: no money for adaptation unless the rich can emit more, and profit from it.

Nathan Thanki December 1, 2012 0 Comments
by nathan thanki The old axiom “adapt or die” is haunting the halls of the UNFCCC in Doha. As has been made clear over the years of apathy and inaction, the industrialised world will do everything it can to avoid making serious emissions reductions. The resulting 0.8 degree celsius warming, and certainty of a further 0.8 degrees, mean that those who are particularly vulnerable are...

YOUNGO intervention to SBI

Nathan Thanki November 27, 2012 0 Comments
this intervention was delivered to the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) by David Gawaith of the New Zealand Youth Delegation on behalf of YOUNGO Thank you Chair, my name is David Gawith and I will be 60 years old in in 2050 Your task this week is a challenging one. The SBI is expected to complete its entire business this session by Saturday.  We stand ready to assist you in this...

Doha Deception: Youth intervention to COP opening plenary

Nathan Thanki November 26, 2012 0 Comments
by nathan thanki This afternoon I had the honour of delivering the following statement on behalf of the youth constituency (YOUNGO). A night’s sleep had to be given up, and many ideas, comments, concerns, and demands had to be somehow moulded into a coherent, concise statement. We worked on the assumption that, inshallah, we’d get 2 minutes after all the needless ceremony and...