As the clock in Copenhagen ticks down, I feel hopeful
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
Today Australians, yet again, did whatever they could in their power to remind our Prime Minister, to remind leaders of the world, exactly what is at stake in the climate negotiations.
A video interview with Louise Hand, Australia’s Ambassador on climate change
Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
What does the delegation really think? What questions don’t they want to answer? Watch these videos to find out!
What is Australia doing?
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
Watch a video update on day 5 of the negotiations
Bunkers for Adaptation
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
Bunkers could be a small window of hope in a few days which have otherwise be characterised by chaos.
The Ambassador and I
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
I like Louise, I really do.
But I confess, I find this blog really hard to write. I have been playing around with different ideas for this blog for a while now and am at a loss for how to write this. The best I can come up with is to tell you some of the [...]
Australian climate policy paralysis
Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
As an Australian I am not proud to write this but I thought you should know.
Kevin Rudd is coming to the party
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that he will attend the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Will his strong words be matched with strong actions?
11th hour in Barcelona: trackers preview their verdicts
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by adoptanegotiator in Adopt a Negotiator
Midday video diaries from each of our trackers here in Barcelona; how they feel about their negotiator’s work so far.
¿A quién le toca? / Whose turn is it?
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Ferran Esteve in E.U., Spain
La conferencia termina mañana y el ambiente está extrañamente tranquilo / Barcelona Talks ending tomorrow and the atmosphere is strangely calm
The people are speaking!
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
The first day of UNFCCC talks in Barcelona has seen strong action from the people for change, however, other issues remain