Climate Change

Outside In: COP21, Paris

Brynna Golden December 2, 2015 1 Comment

By Brynna Golden A gust of wind jolted the airplane and smushed my sleeping face into the cool oval window to my left. The cold tremor woke me quickly from my short travel nap. I stretched and pressed my groggy cheek back to the glass. In the dim light I could barely make out some massive swaths of white and dark, patch-worked over the earth below me. I couldn’t tell if the divide was...

Working Towards Another Green Revolution…the Ultimate Downfall of 4 per 1000

Jenna Farineau December 2, 2015 1 Comment

By Sara Velander and Jenna Farineau There are a considerable amount of false solutions out in the world currently. You know - the “green solutions” that multinational corporations promote in their annual sustainability reports. Or the resilience projects that governments boast about during high-level conferences hosted by their town, city, or country. The types of solutions that look so...

Leaders Event and Japanese position toward the COP 21

Makiko Yoshida December 1, 2015 0 Comments

Leaders Event and Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Government of Japan on the Japanese position toward the COP 21 from the first day of Climate Negotiation by Makiko Yoshida November 30, 2015 marked the opening of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Le Bourget in Paris, France. This meeting also serves as the eleventh meeting of the...

#KeepUsInTheRoom

Sergio Cahueque December 1, 2015 1 Comment

By Sergio Cahueque Day one of the Climate negotiations. As the eyes of the world and the media were paying close attention to what the Heads of State had to say in their interventions at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), small break up groups (spin-off groups) were working on the draft text for the new climate agreement, also know as ADP, in close door...

Opening Plenary for the Paris Agreement – False Promises on Transparency and Ambition

Sergio Cahueque November 30, 2015 0 Comments

by Sergio Cahueque and Sara Velander The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) opening session took place on Sunday, November 29th at 5 PM, starting with a minute of silence to honor all the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris two weeks ago. The purpose of the ADP in the next week is to consolidate a document that the parties can adopt, as a protocol or...