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Stand Aside (and Don’t Deliver)
We spoke informally with a Norwegian delegate who suggested that if the United States doesn’t plan on agreeing to anything big, they should at least stand aside and stop blocking agreements from happening. Interesting idea. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action
“The U.S. Can’t Do A Damn Thing.”
They can’t, according to COP17 NGO observers we interviewed this morning. The question is, should the rest of the parties move on in the international negotiations without them? The answer is probably yes. Until now, international negotiations haven’t been working very well. How to make them work? Anyone who is willing to take action should do so. Anyone who doesn’t want to, well, they are not included. Waiting for all groups to agree on the same thing is inefficient. Having a small number of countries agree on behalf of everyone else regarding the global problem of climate change (i.e. Big Emittors at COP15 who negotiated behind closed doors) may be efficient, but it is also unfair. Thus, anyone who wants to make a deal can. Anyone who refuses, can move … Read entire article »
Filed under: Carbon Markets, Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental Justice, Environmental Politics, Featured, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action, Student Research
Here at Last!
By: Christine Burns 14 We’ll we are here in Durban at last! It’s hard to believe that all of our hard work over the past few months has finally come to this. it is absolutely amazing here. Everyone is very welcoming and very friendly. When we were told that we would be interviewing international delegates I was very intimidated, but everyone is very willing to share the information they have and give me the most accurate … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action, Student Research
The “Yutes”
Sam Parker ’12 Vinny Gambini: It is possible that the two yutes… Judge Chamberlain Haller: …Ah, the two what? Uh… uh, what was that word? Vinny Gambini: Uh… what word? Judge Chamberlain Haller: Two what? Vinny Gambini: What? Judge Chamberlain Haller: Uh… did you say ‘yutes’? Vinny Gambini: Yeah, two yutes. Judge Chamberlain Haller: What is a yute? Vinny Gambini: [beat] Oh, excuse me, your honor… [exaggerated] Vinny Gambini: Two YOUTHS. My Cousin Vinny (1992) Yesterday I was able to solidify my focus for this conference, the “yutes”. Within the COP conferences there are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs), these NGOs are then divided into smaller groups one of which being the YOUNGOs or youth NGOs. These are some of the most interesting people to talk with. They are some of the most driven, opinionated and knowledgeable. They know what they are talking about … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action, Student Research
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