Dickinson to Durban » Mosaic Action
Day One, Quick Morning Update
We’re blogging live at the conference! Quick update: We’re currently interviewing the current chairperson of IPCC Working Group 2. Meanwhile, the UNFCCC Plenary meeting is underway, and our students are trying to get their bearings. I’ll be following AOSIS around. If you’ve got any updates about their whereabouts, negotiating positions or statements, etc, comment here or email dickinsoncop17@gmail.com! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Carbon Markets, Climate Change, Conservation, Consumption, Environmental Justice, Environmental Politics, Featured, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action, Student Research, Weather
It’s here! But are countries ready to negotiate and compromise?
By: Anna McGinn ’14 COP 17 begins on November 28, 7 days, 3 hours, 2 minutes and 35 seconds from now to be exact. As exciting as it is that most of the countries in the world will be coming together once again to address the issue of climate change, I am not sure if the world is prepared to make an agreement which will have an impact, once again. Looking a Kyoto alone, Bangladesh and the most … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action
One Week Till Durban!
By: Christine Burns ’14 One week till the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties commences in Durban, South Africa, and we’re going to be there! In all of our studies this semester we have discussed the success and failures of the past conferences leading up to Durban. So what can we expect from COP 17? Well, the Kyoto Protocol only has one year left, and still progress has been slow on a future emissions agreement. According to David … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action
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