COP19 – Page 7

First day, first actions, first signs of hope

Lucas Burdick November 12, 2013 0 Comments

by Lucas Burdick This is a late post, and very much a developing story. “Climate change means we face a future where super typhoons will no longer be one-in-one hundred year events…” said head negotiator for the Philippines, Yeb Sano, at the opening plenary of the COP. You could hear the tiredness in his voice and as he spent much of...

LOSS AND DAMAGE MUST BE ADDRESSED NOW: WE DEMAND A STRONG MECHANISM

Maria Escalante November 11, 2013 0 Comments

by Katie O’Brien & Maria Alejandra Escalante What is Loss and Damage? In the climate negotiations, the focus is often on mitigation and adaptation, but these two alone cannot fully address the impacts of climate change. Some climate change impacts have already been locked in from historical emissions and many countries do not have the capacity to adapt to the oncoming effects, especially...

YOUNGO Intervention to SBSTA opening plenary

Adrian November 11, 2013 1 Comment

Taggart from gave an intervention at SBSTA opening session on behalf of the youth constituency to the UNFCCC. Find the text bellow or enjoy the video. Thank you Chair, My name is Taggart and I am speaking on behalf of the youth constituency. As the consequences for missing emission reduction targets become evident through extreme weather and changing climate patterns, we realize this is not...

COP19 Warsaw: The Big Fights, Red Lines and Initial Predictions

aodell November 10, 2013 3 Comments

by Anna Odell and Maria Alejandra Escalante Thousands gather in Warsaw as typhoon Yolanda (internationally named typhoon Haiyan) ravages the Philippines, leaving up to 10,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands of people displaced, and destroying entire communities and towns. This catastrophe, the largest typhoon in recorded history, cannot go unacknowledged, and those parties responsible for...

The Executive Secretary Strikes Back

Youth Civil Society November 10, 2013 0 Comments

Following YOUNGO's open letter to Christiana Figueres late last week, we decided to post her reply - without comment. It speaks for itself and so, for now, we'll let readers make up their own mind as to whose interest the first lady of climate really serves. Hope you like condescension! CF letter to YOUNGO 09112013