Tag: UNFCCC

We Stand Together

Graham Hallett November 20, 2013 0 Comments
By: Maria Alejandra Escalante, Graham Thurston Hallett, and Clémence Hutin (Young Friends of the Earth Europe) Our official expulsion from the United Nations Convention on Climate Change at COP19 has been confirmed: after a week of waiting, Christiana Figueres decided to respond to the various letters sent from the Philippine delegation, The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice statement with...

Capturing Climate Justice: Mary Robinson Foundation

Nathan Thanki November 20, 2013 1 Comment
Recently Earth in Brackets prevented a proposal to have YOUNGO (the youth constituency within the UNFCCC) sign on to a letter from the Mary Robinson Climate Justice Foundation. We had concerns about YOUNGO signing on as a constituency to this letter and did not wish to associate with this letter as a group. YOUNGO endorsement would obviously have implied that. Our concerns were on several levels:...

High Level Round Table Discussion on Markets

Adrian November 19, 2013 0 Comments
by J. Taggart Wass and Adrian Fernandez Jauregui Today, there was a High-level round table aimed to address carbon markets under the UNFCCC titled “market approaches for enhanced climate action”. The event was advertised as a an opportunity for discussion about issues relating to how and where markets are being addressed under the convention and to the advance the conversation on the role of...

Day 8 Policy Updates: Coal-land

aodell November 18, 2013 0 Comments
By Anna Odell and Bohdan Zymka SBSTA closed early Sunday morning (late Saturday night) and SBI closed this morning before the stock-taking plenary. Overall, the G77 remains unified in the face of growing political pressure, particularly on the issues of loss and damage and finance. The G77 has stated that they won’t discuss post 2020 finance until pre 2020 finance has been addressed, and LDCs...

Weekend Policy Updates: All Night Parties

Nathan Thanki November 17, 2013 0 Comments
by Nathan Thanki Saturday saw thousands march through the streets of Warsaw towards to Stadium where the negotiations are being held. 600 people arrived on a train from Brussels. The march ended in a rally which included speakers from the Philippines Movement for Climate Justice. Negotiations, meanwhile, continued as contact groups and informals before convening as plenaries late into the night...