Tag: COP18

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...

Yes, Secretariat – We Are Angry

Katie O'Brien November 29, 2012 0 Comments
At a recent press briefing between the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, the former president of Ireland, a senior Caribbean negotiator, and the youth, a  series of questions were posed to the youth by the panelists. Some youth found these questions patronizing  -- Earth in Brackets included. The questions were: What would you do differently? What would you change if you...

What do Developing Countries Request from the SBSTA in Doha this Year?

lpaulime November 29, 2012 0 Comments
by Lurette Paulime In the first plenary session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), parties called for more guidelines and technical assistance for a better implementation of the Nairobi Work Program. The Nairobi Work Program, a comprehensive work program of activities under the (SBSTA) aims “to assist all parties, in particular developing countries,...

Let Us Rise.

nzidan November 28, 2012 0 Comments
by Nada Zidan Statement given during Earth in Brackets Press Conference Wednesday November 28.  "The Arab world has been through a lot of change lately, but the region is often eerily quiet on climate change.” Wael Hmaidan, CAN international. It is the Arab youth that has ignited the Arab spring. They have inspired the world once, and They are doing it again. I am an Egyptian with...

Human Rights and Equity: COP Intervention for CJN

Anjali Appadurai November 28, 2012 0 Comments
by Anjali Appadurai This tiny intervention (only 30 seconds permitted - an outrage in itself) was delivered by Anjali in the opening plenary of the COP. Nathan and Anjali collaborated on their interventions so as to have consistent, strong messaging between the two. This statement was delivered on behalf of Climate Justice Now!, a network of justice-focused organisations and movements across the...