Dickinson to Durban » Climate Change
Is the USA “blocking” the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol?
By Timothy Damon ’12 Well, that depends on your definition of “blocking”. Since the USA did not join the Kyoto Protocol (KP), it is not (officially) included in the negotiations specifically for the KP. Thus, it is completely possible for the KP to enter a second commitment period even though America may hate the very idea. This means that technically it is wrong to say the USA is “blocking” the KP because it does not have that authority. Despite this technicality, America is still very much hindering progress. This is occurring because those countries that are under the KP expect the USA to take more action in return for undertaking a second commitment period on themselves – and the USA is simply unwilling to take more action. Consequently, other countries view America … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues
You’ve run out of excuses. We’re running out of time.
By Dani Thompson During the last two weeks at the conference, I have become increasingly involved as a member of YOUNGO here in Durban. In case you are new to this blog, YOUNGO stands for “Youth Non-Government Organization” and you can learn more about it from my previous blog post linked here. Getting to know youth from around the world who share the same passions and ambitions as myself was an experience I will not soon forget. However, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change
At the End of the Day…
Sam Parker ’12 The last day of the COP. Negotiations will be coming to a close at some time in the hours of the morning. It is debatable whether anything is really going to come out of the negotiations. Possibly the Green Climate Fun will be settled and put into place in some capacity, KP2 may be in place to some extent, and how knows what else they will agree on. The talk of late here … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change
“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
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