Tag: ADP

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...

Monday’s Child

tzundel December 4, 2012 0 Comments
by Trudi Zundel as part of our attempt to keep people up to speed, this note was sent to YOUNGO on Monday Night. It is by no means complete, and we do not claim to be "objective" (whatever that is) LCA There was a huge fight in LCA today over a new Chairs text; the text  had blank pages under finance, adaptation, technology transfer, capacity building, and response measures. A...

New Promises Old Challenges

jvelez December 3, 2012 0 Comments
By Julian Velez Here we are once more in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, trying to understand the political games that happen in this space. Climate change is what it all boils down; it is the spearhead of effects that the globalized capitalist path to development has created. Climate change is the result of excessive and wasteful lifestyles that are present mostly in...

Big Picture Overview: State of Play

Anjali Appadurai December 3, 2012 0 Comments
By Anjali Appadurai and Nathan Thanki This is our analysis -- informed by various actual experts -- of what is currently happening in these negotiations from a birds-eye view. Look at it as a stock-taking of sorts. (Please comment if we use too much jargon.) Overview We are headed towards a 6-degree warming world. We all know the impacts of this. What needs to happen is very serious emissions...

What’s that word again…?

aodell November 29, 2012 0 Comments
by Anna Odell The following statement was delivered during an press conference on Wednesday, November 28th.  The word equity is mentioned a lot within the UNFCCC, and today I would like to expand upon what equity actually looks like and what negotiations must deliver for there to be an equitable outcome in Doha. Equity is the only road to ambition, and the climate legacy that must be...