As Christiana Figueres Gears up for Coal Summit, YOUNGO’s Response Letter
Following Christiana Figueres reply last week, we decided to post her this reply. Response to Christiana
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First day, first actions, first signs of hope
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...
YOUNGO Intervention to SBSTA opening plenary
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
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
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