by Makiko Yoshida “We cannot accept starvation as a price for the success of this agreement,” Gurdial Singh Nijar of Malaysia, speaking on behalf of the Like Minded Group of countries. The Paris Agreement was adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) after four years of work. The plenary was […]
by Makiko Yoshida What the Paris Agreement has Failed to Achieve
Leaders Event and Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Government of Japan on the Japanese position toward the COP 21 from the first day of Climate Negotiation
So here we are writing blogs about the SDGs, talking about how there are these indicators supporting targets, and targets supporting goals and goals that make up this giant 15 year plan – yet you might not even know what any of this means. First of all, you probably want to know the conference we are […]
by Jenna Farineau Yesterday marked the beginning of the five day “Post-2015 Sustainable Development Intergovernmental Negotiations” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The purpose of this conference is for member states to define the post-2015 development agenda that will be launched at a summit this September in recognition that the millennium development goals will reach […]