Tag: mitigation

A new era of Carbon Colonialism

greeder December 13, 2011 1 Comment
by Graham Reeder Say goodbye to equity. That was the sour taste we were left with as the COP president gavelled through 'agreement' after 'agreement' at 5am on Sunday morning. I will let others describe the scene on that night, what I want to focus on is what I see as a new step in contemporary colonialism. The UNFCCC laid out several core principles when it was first written,...

unF**C our future

Nathan Thanki December 10, 2011 0 Comments
-nathan thanki So while the AWG-KP plenary is suspended for Parties to get their heads together, let's have a little fun. Late one night in the first week a few of us were sitting round the table of Hippo Hide backpackers. Samuli came in shouting about final outcomes, and we decided to all write down our predictions and keep them for the final night. Well that night is now upon us friends. Here...

An appeal to sanity

Nathan Thanki December 10, 2011 0 Comments
by nathan thanki Yesterday, a large group of civil society--mostly youth--took the voice and anger of the street into the halls of the UN. While it could never have been a true #occupy--COP is inherently segregated into those with badges and those without; those with pink badges and those with yellow--the idea was still to say: enough is enough. You have had 20 years to negotiate a fair,...

What happened to the hope of a green climate fund?

Nathan Thanki December 8, 2011 0 Comments
by Nathan Thanki In our pre-COP speculations, everyone thought that the GCF would be one of the key issues and (possibly) outcomes of Durban. The promise--of a new, large, additional, transparent fund that would be driven by the countries that received the money and guaranteed adaptation funding--was great, a light at the end of the dark tunnel through which parts of the regime, like the...

African Anger at European Calls for A ‘New Mandate’

Youth Civil Society December 8, 2011 0 Comments
If you wish to add your organization's name please send an email to: greeder@coa.edu ASAP Civil society groups attack ‘Durban Mandate’ proposal as a ‘great escape’ DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Today – Civil society leaders from across Africa, with support from global movements, launched a letter to climate negotiators that warns that focusing on launching a new mandate at the Durban talks...