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The 15th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP15) took place in December 2009 and our delegation filmed as much of it as we could! Our team interviewed representatives of government, UN agencies, and civil society, business, and scientific organizations with the goal of helping YOU get an inside view of the conference!
Where to Start?
The middle of the page contains several useful starting points: a guide to using the website, a background guide to climate change issues, and pages to search for interviews by issue or country of interviewee.Tags
- accountability
- adaptation
- Africa
- Argentina
- Asia
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Cameroon
- CDM
- CDR
- Common but Differentiated Responsibilities
- developed countries
- developing countries
- equity
- ethical vs. practical
- ethics
- Europe
- Expectations
- Germany
- Global Witness
- governance
- Indigenous Rights
- Interaction of Science and Policy
- Intergenerational Equity
- Mitigation
- North America
- outcomes
- Policy
- poverty
- REDD
- Role of Developed Countries
- Role of Developing Countries
- Role of Science
- Role of the United States
- Role of Youth
- Science
- South Africa
- South America
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Technology Transfers
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Youth Movement
Category Archives: North America
Sanjay Khanna on the Importance of Compassion
sanjay compassion Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Sanjay Khanna Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Sanjay Khanna Videos Sanjay Khanna was a writer and climate-change journalist at COP-15. He is co-founder of the Resilient People + Climate … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, equity, ethics, North America, United States
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Behind the Scenes: Youth Protest
2050 Kristen Lee, a 2010 graduate of Dickinson College, explains the purpose of a youth protest going on behind her.
Posted in North America, Role of Youth, United States, Youth Movement
Tagged North America, protest, Role of Youth, United States, Youth Movement
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Sanjay Khanna on Partners of Resilient People
Sanjay_partners Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Sanjay Khanna Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Sanjay Khanna Videos Sanjay Khanna was a writer and climate-change journalist at COP-15. He is co-founder of the Resilient People + Climate Change … Continue reading
Sanjay Khanna on Community-Building
Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Sanjay Khanna Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Sanjay Khanna Videos Sanjay Khanna was a writer and climate-change journalist at COP-15. He is co-founder of the Resilient People + Climate Change Conference.
Posted in Canada, North America
Tagged community-building, economics, North America, United States
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Sanjay Khanna on the Role of Youth
Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Sanjay Khanna Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Sanjay Khanna Videos Sanjay Khanna was a writer and climate-change journalist at COP-15. He is co-founder of the Resilient People + Climate Change Conference.
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Tagged North America, Role of Youth, United States
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Sanjay Khanna on the Goals of Resilient People
Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Sanjay Khanna Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Sanjay Khanna Videos Sanjay Khanna was a writer and climate-change journalist at COP-15. He is co-founder of the Resilient People + Climate Change Conference.
Posted in Adaptation, Canada, Mitigation, North America
Tagged adaptation, Mitigation, North America, United States
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About Sanjay Khanna, Canadian Journalist and Founder of Resilient People
Biography courtesy of the Huffington Post: Sanjay Khanna is a writer, journalist, futurist, and Co-founder of Resilient People, which provides guidance on preparing for economic and climate shifts. A 2009 TED Fellow nominee, Sanjay co-founded the world’s first conference exploring how … Continue reading
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Tagged North America, Resilient People, United States
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About Ian Burton, Canadian Scientist
Dr. Ian Burton is Scientist Emeritus with the Adaptation and Impacts Research Group (AIRG) of the Meteorological Service of Canada and an Adjunct Professor with the Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Toronto. He previously held positions as … Continue reading
About Kemen Austin, American Climate Research Assistant
Kemen Austin is a climate research assistant in the People and Ecosystems Program with the World Resource Institute. Her work primarily focuses on quantifying forest changes and associated carbon emissions in Indonesia and the Congo Basin. Kemen holds an MA … Continue reading
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Tagged North America, REDD, Science, United States
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Kemen Austin on REDD Project in the Congo
Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Kemen Austin Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Kemen Austin Videos Kemen Austin was a World Resources Institute scientist at COP-15 from the United States, a country in North America.
Posted in Africa, Cameroon, Congo, Congo Basin, Indigenous Rights, Issues, North America, REDD, United States, View All
Tagged Africa, Cameroon, capacity building, Congo, Congo Basin, Indigenous Rights, North America, REDD, United States
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Kemen Austin on Potential for REDD Projects Outside the Congo Basin
Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Kemen Austin Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Kemen Austin Videos Kemen Austin was a World Resources Institute scientist at COP-15 from the United States, a country in North America.
Posted in Africa, Congo, Congo Basin, North America, United States
Tagged Congo Basin, North America, REDD, United States
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Ian Burton on the Potential Impact of CDR on the Negotiations
Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Ian Burton This is the only video from this interviewee in our database. Dr. Ian Burton was Scientist Emeritus of the Adaptation and Impacts Research Group (AIRG) and represented Canada, a nation … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptation, Canada, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Issues, Mitigation, North America, View All
Tagged adaptation, Canada, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, ethics, historic emissions, legality, Mitigation, North America, polluter pays principle, predictions
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