Tag: COP15

Journey to the Center of the Earth

COA Admin December 11, 2009 0 Comments
by Noah Hodgetts My apologies for going a week without blogging - my laptop crashed at the conference on Tuesday, so my access to internet has been limited. On Wednesday four members of our delegation: Rich, Taj, Ken, and myself had the privilege of visiting Samso, Soren Hermanson's carbon negative island - a two-hour train ride and almost two-hour ferry ride west from Copenhagen. Although it...

The color orange is beautiful

COA Admin December 11, 2009 1 Comment
  by Geena Berry Orange at work I'm hiding in a plenary room. Mostly so I can have the mental and physical space to write this out, plus the computer lab is not conducive for  munching on the pack of trail mix I'm enjoying for lunch. It's already been a long day, and it is not even noon.  I attended my first YOUNGO meeting this morning. The YOUth NGOs, is what the UNFCCC recognize. Anyway,...

An introduction to climate finance…

COA Admin December 9, 2009 0 Comments
by Richard Van Kampen Sitting in the back of the first plenary meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) at the COP15 in Copenhagen, I wonder what kind of agreement, if any, will actually come out of this round of negotiations. I’m not pessimistic on the issue, however considering the progress of past negotiations under the UNFCCC, there is a significant amount of progress that...

What YOU can do NOW!

COA Admin December 9, 2009 3 Comments
By Brooke Welty I'd guess that most of you who are reading this blog are not in Copenhagen right now.  At this point no one knows exactly what will come of this conference that is seen to be a monumental point in human history.  A group of global youth came up with a list of 10 steps and tips (in no particular order) that can be used at home regardless of the outcome here. 1. Educate others...

It’s not just the Youth, it’s the Children too!

COA Admin December 8, 2009 1 Comment
by Geena Berry Similar to how Taj started his post, I am sitting. More specifically, I am sitting on very uncomfortable blue carpet in the overflow plenary room of the working group on long-term cooperative action, writing on a small legal pad (my computer, which holds the first blog I had started to write, has died, all out of juice.)  So, I shall begin again, with more information from today...