Category: Climate Change
Inspired by the Inspired
by Devin Altobello I decided that to tackle a story about problem-solving climate change, it would be suitable to use the voices of my peers as narrators. Policy savvy and driven to understand and affect the system, UNFCCC, my peers make for dynamic subjects. The global youth are demanding a paradigm shift that disrupts conventions of Wall Street thought. Being part of the youth constituency...
China Syndrome
by Nathan Thanki With the dirty details of week one out of the way, COP17 is changing gears into the high-level segment. Heads of State are coming to town, security is ramped up (execpt at our hostel) and the drone of talks about an outcome becomes louder and more persistent. A lot off that buzz is around a Durban deal, the so called "Durban Mandate." Most of the noise is around whether or not...
A New Adaptation Framework: Don’t hold your breath for this empty shell
by Graham Reeder This past week (and year), I’ve been following the issue of adaptation. As many of you know, Climate Change is not just a long-term threat that is looming in the horizon; it is being experienced by people now in a very real way. The World Health Organisation estimates that climatic changes are causing 150,000 deaths annually; the vast majority of which are in sub-Saharan...
Graham’s Intervention to the SBI:
Yesterday, Graham Reeder gave an intervention during a plenary of the Subsidiary Body for implementation. Earth in Brackets plans to post videos of Graham's and Julian's interventions, so look out. Thank you chair, My name is Graham and I am here with College of the Atlantic to speak on behalf of the youth constituency. We appreciate the work we have seen to ensure solid outcomes and...