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“This is a challenge that will require a coalition of billions” –Ambassador Gibbs
By: Anna McGinn ‘14 The US Center hosted side events throughout the conference to share with both US citizens and people from around the world actions that the US has been taking to combat climate change. Despite the fact that the US hinders the formal negotiations for the most part, progress has been made at regional levels and with outreach to other countries. Most recently, I attended an event, “Think Globally, Act Locally” which highlighted actions … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics
Costa Rica: “The beacon of common sense”
By Anna McGinn ‘14 The Climate Vulnerability Forum (CVF) is a group of countries that group themselves together, not as an additional negotiating block, but as a group of countries with a common interest in protecting the most vulnerable countries of the world. The first meeting of this group was held in 2009 in the Maldives before COP15. They continue to meet every year before the COP to solidify their shared perspective on the negotiations. Yesterday, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action, Student Research
More on this weekend’s adventure!
To reiterate what people have already said, this weekend was amazing! We ate our meals in a room with a panoramic view of green hills as far as the eye can see. During breakfast on the first day, we say a rhino off in the distance from where we were sitting! Only a few hours later, we were a few feet away from a rhino as well as an elephant who almost ran into a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change
A look at the positions of the most vulnerable countries of the world
By Anna McGinn ‘14 Together they do not emit enough to tangibly affect the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, yet they are feeling the impacts the most. Climate change is not a thing of the future for these countries, it is happening now. However, for the most part these countries do not have much political power in the international negotiations to actually push through changes that will save their countries. The most vulnerable … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action, Student Research
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