Beyond the Negotiations

African Anger at European Calls for A ‘New Mandate’

Youth Civil Society December 8, 2011 0 Comments

If you wish to add your organization's name please send an email to: greeder@coa.edu ASAP Civil society groups attack ‘Durban Mandate’ proposal as a ‘great escape’ DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Today – Civil society leaders from across Africa, with support from global movements, launched a letter to climate negotiators that warns that focusing on launching a new mandate at the Durban talks...

We stand with Africa.

COA Admin December 7, 2011 0 Comments

by the team Today we took part in an illegal flashmob. Not illegal in any true sense of the word, it just hadn't been sanctioned by the draconian UNFCCC secretariat. The flashmob was, as you'll see in the video, simply a little sing-song. Passers-by joined in to clap and sing an adapted version of the famous song "Shosoloza" to show support for the African common position. That position, as...

Canadian Youth Ejected From COP17

Crossposts December 7, 2011 0 Comments

cross posted from http://canadianyouthdelegation.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/press-release-youth-turn-their-backs-on-canadian-government-during-opening-speech/ Members of the Canadian Youth Delegation were ejected from COP17 today as Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent delivered his opening address at the United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. Just as Kent began his...

A Manufactured Process

tzundel December 7, 2011 0 Comments

by Trudi Zundel Allow me to quickly clarify that I'm not an idealist about the UN; I know that the concept of a "fair" international negotiation is contradicted by the presence of global hegemons--outcomes certainly don't reflect a middle ground between nations. However, the last three years of UNFCCC negotiations have shown us that although the power dynamics of negotiations may not lead to a...

The Future of Developed Country Commitments: Mitigation in the new LCA Text

tzundel December 6, 2011 0 Comments

by Trudi Zundel The new AWG-LCA text came out on Saturday, a bulky 130-page document that was to serve as a guiding tool for the high-level negotiations going on this week. The LCA, or Long-term Cooperative Action, is the negotiating track that runs alongside the discussion on the future of the Kyoto Protocol. Any "Durban Mandate" that comes out of this session will be based on the LCA...