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Posted By:  changeandswitch
Posted On:  Nov 30, 2011

  Gender Agenda at COP17

  In a year of climate negotiations headed up by three women, expectations are high for Durban to deliver an outcome recognising the gender-sensitive impacts of climate change. COP17 President Maite Nkoana-Mashabane opened this year’s UN climate negotiations...... [view]

Posted By:  tdhall
Posted On:  Dec 2, 2010

  Japanese Betrayal?

What’s wrong with Japan? At the opening plenary of the Kyoto protocol negotiations on Monday, Japan said it would never accept a second commitment of the Kyoto Protocol. NGO’s were quick to condemn Kyoto’s home country, with Japan ‘winning’ the infamous Fossil of the Day Award, and...... [view]

Posted By:  gilbertg
Posted On:  Dec 12, 2008

  Canada wins the collosal fossil

Just moments ago, Canada won the collosal fossil of the year award. This annual award is given to the country that has done the most throughout the entire negotiations to stall progress on climate change. Our lovely Nick Nadeau, dressed as a hideous dinosaur, eagerly accepted his prize of...... [view]

Posted By:  gilbertg
Posted On:  Dec 12, 2008

  Losing Hope

Today is the last day of COP14 and the final high-level segment is wrapping up. As I type, ministers are meeting to hammer out the final unresolved issues, which include a levy on Joint Implementation and Emissions Trading, the legal status of the Adaptation Fund, and the inclusion of carbon...... [view]

Posted By:  gilbertg
Posted On:  Dec 9, 2008

  Don't Backtrack Now, EU!

A large group of youth and environmentalists attending the UN climate negotiations in Poznan Poland woke up early this morning to take a train from Poznan to Warsaw for the day in support of a strong EU climate and energy package, which is vital to the final outcome of the negotiations in Poznan....... [view]

Posted By:  gilbertg
Posted On:  Dec 2, 2008

  Youth Unite on a Shared Vision

Today a number of Canadian youth attended a workshop on a shared vision for long-term cooperative action under the Convention (AWG-LCA). A shared vision among all parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is needed to develop a comprehensive, ambitious and...... [view]

Posted By:  gryphongirl8
Posted On:  Dec 2, 2008

  CYD meets the Canadian Delegation

Today, the Canadian Youth Delegation met with the official Canadian government delegation to spark discussion on Canada's climate change policies and negotiation strategy in Poznan. The packed meeting room held almost all the Canadian youth delegates, as well as the head of the climate change...... [view]

Posted By:  rstrivedi
Posted On:  Aug 25, 2008

  Day 3 in the KP

The contact groups on "other issues" and the flexible mechanisms met today. You might remember our post on the profoundly convoluted greenhouse gas related meeting of the "other issues" group. The second session which focused on spillover effects proved slightly more successful. Spillover...... [view]

Posted By:  Rhylly
Posted On:  Aug 3, 2008

  Kyoto Protocol not enough?

Though I think it and things like it are needed, I don't think they are enough. I think we should charge people for the emissions they emit(I.E. Some sort of tax). ... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Dec 3, 2007

  Environmentalists Sue Harper, Bali Begins

I’ve never been shy about my dislike of Canada’s current Prime Minister and today won’t be any different. Regular readers of Things Are Good may have noticed that other countries get mentioned often here because their national government take positive action. Three nations,...... [view]

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