COP15

International youth sound the alarm

COA Admin October 7, 2009 1 Comment

All the youth attending the talks here in Bangkok gathered for a press conference this afternoon. Below is our press release. INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOUND THE ALARM: WE ARE ON ROAD TO FAILURE! International Youth has declared “No Confidence” in the road to Copenhagen. Bangkok – A declaration of “No Confidence in the Road to Copenhagen” was announced today by the International Youth...

Where are we at?

COA Admin October 6, 2009 0 Comments

By Lauren Nutter Exhaustion is the first word that comes to mind personally. But in all seriousness, now fully in the second week of negotiations, I find myself asking where are we at? I find myself in a bizarre and somewhat conflicted state. On one hand the 200 page text we started with here in Bangkok has been consolidated, and countries are being quite frank about outlining their deal...

Women and Climate Justice

COA Admin October 2, 2009 2 Comments

By Lauren Nutter (for Geena Berry and the rest of the awesome folks fighting for gender equity) I’ve been a supporter of stakeholder participation for a long time now, and I am realizing, now more than ever, the value of incorporating more than just sovereign states into global solutions. Simply, we can better combat climate change if we are involving actors on all levels and recognize the...

Negotiating their forests

COA Admin October 2, 2009 0 Comments

By Juan Carlos Soriano Every living person on this planet depends on forests for our survival, and the 60 million indigenous people who live in forests worldwide have been their primary guardians. An agreement on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) under the climate negotiations will affect the rights of indigenous peoples. Currently, the language of the...

Talking climate in Bangkok

COA Admin September 30, 2009 1 Comment

by Lauren Nutter (Our bikers Juan Carlos Soriano and Lauren Nutter are currently attending the Bangkok Climate Change Talks 2009) After waking up at 3:30 in the morning to head to the airport, and finding frost on my car already thanks to the lovely Maine climate, I was happy to arrive to the warmer weather of Bangkok. More importantly, I was excited to see some progress at the next negotiating...