The state of gender at the Conference of Parties(COP) is largely unchanged since I have been attending for the last 3 years since COP18 in Doha, Qatar. As countries are called upon to raise ambitions regarding emissions targets, Gender Day stands as a reminder that ambition must encompass more cross-cutting issues. Gender Day emerged atContinue reading “Speaking Truth to Power: Gender Day”
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The Show Must Go On: KP Comes to a Close
The Closing of the first commitment of the Kyoto Protocol has been marked today, December 6, 2012 in Doha, Qatar. While not all parties are happy with the text, the main thought process seemed to be that any kinks could be ironed out within the second commitment period and outlined at intercessionals. The Philippines saidContinue reading “The Show Must Go On: KP Comes to a Close”
COP19: Poland= Coaland?
It was announced on Wednesday, November 28, that the host country for COP19 is going to be Poland. Just as this year’s COP(18) is being held in an oil state, Qatar, we have to wonder how a country whose industry is dependent upon dirty fossil fuels (a.k.a. COAL) are being granted the opportunity to hostContinue reading “COP19: Poland= Coaland?”
Byline? Skyline.
Every evening, I have a long hour and a half to two hour long bus ride back from the QNCC (conference center) and my hotel. In the event that I am not sitting next to anyone, or anyone who would like to talk, this is my go to song: “I got, got to get GetContinue reading “Byline? Skyline.”
Let the COP Begin!!!
Monday, November 26 marked the opening of the Conference of Parties 18 (COP18). My day started off bright and early with a meeting with Youth NGOs (YOUNGO) to discuss and share our ideas and what work we would like to get done at this COP. The official day of the COP started with the opening plenary.Continue reading “Let the COP Begin!!!”
Doha: Stories Unheard and Voices Ignored
Today marks the third day of the Conference of Youth (COY8) leading up to the beginning of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) international climate change policy negotiations begin tomorrow. This morning was a rough start. We had to take care of some issues with the hotelContinue reading “Doha: Stories Unheard and Voices Ignored”
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New Faces & New Places: COY8 Day 1
It all started around 4am this morning. In Doha, it is November 23. I woke up around 4am Arabic Standard Time, otherwise known as 7pm Central Standard Time. I’ve heard it was because of this weird thing “Jet Lag” that people keep mentioning. Hm. Anyway- after a lovely productive morning of blogging and stuffing myContinue reading “New Faces & New Places: COY8 Day 1”
Hotel Fun Facts
Well.. some of them are not so fun… some of them are just interesting observations. Perhaps “quirks” is a better word: There is a small hose next to the toilet There is not a shower curtain and none of us can figure out how to shower without recreating a scene from “Titanic” in the bathroomContinue reading “Hotel Fun Facts”
So This Is Jet Lag
I’ve always heard-tell of this thing “Jet Lag”. It almost seemed like a mythical creature growing up. Wouldn’t you sleep when it’s dark outside? How hard could it be to sleep through the night? Apparently, it’s a lot harder than I had anticipated. After a long 36 hour trip and maybe about 15 hours worthContinue reading “So This Is Jet Lag”
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