Climate Change

A COP of Action?

Margherita Tommasini November 7, 2016 0 Comments

By Laura Berry & Margherita Tommasini “As we open COP 22, 100 parties have ratified the Paris Agreement. All together, we have made possible what they said it was impossible and we have done it with determination, we never gave up, this is a historic moment” ~Ségolène Royal, President of COP21 The official Opening Ceremony and first plenary session of the COP 22 climate negotiations in...

The disaster of hurricane Matthew in Haiti – a consequence of climate change

Sara Lowgren October 12, 2016 0 Comments

by Sara Löwgren Once again a poor country which has contributed insignificantly to climate change has been hit catastrophically by its consequences. As our climate continues to change as a result of our irresponsible actions vulnerable countries continue to suffer from the impacts. On October 4th hurricane Matthew hit the west coast of Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries. Although it...

The Paris Agreement

Aneesa Khan January 19, 2016 0 Comments

guest blog by Daniel Voskoboynik, This Changes Everything UK For all the dispiriting truths I know about the world, inside of me I still carry impulses of hopeful naiveté: that there are no bad intentions but misguided ones, that things are being constantly improved, that there are always saviours somewhere, that all problems find their cures. These intuitions, engraved in me through innocence...

Climate displacement: an identity issue

Aura Silva Martinez December 18, 2015 0 Comments

By Aura Silva Martinez Climate change disasters displace millions of people each year. This is a present reality affecting multiple communities around the world. Despite having the very emblematic figure of the small island states in the Pacific, who are among the most impacted and vulnerable in respects to the effects of climate change, the definition of climate refugees is still at a very...

Has the World Changed?

Makiko Yoshida December 18, 2015 0 Comments

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 filled with applause and excitement for what...