Courage
Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by annac in United Kingdom
Copenhagen is over and the trackers have all returned home. Our UK tracker reflects on the final night and what we actually got from Copenhagen.
Surprise! Canada satisfied with weak climate deal
Posted on 19. Dec, 2009 by Rosa Kouri in Canada, bits
I have been struggling throughout the day to find out the status of the talks and discover some inkling of the ultimate end result. Fingers twitching, toes tapping, and nerves on edge, we trackers watched for any signals from the tightly closed group of world leaders parked less than 2 kilometers from our make-shift office. [...]
And the night goes on…
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by annac in United Kingdom
As the negotiations continue way into the night everyone one is feeling the effects of two weeks of this.
Reactions to Obama’s So-Called Copenhagen Accord
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
I’m not going to call this a UNFCCC deal or a COP15 deal. This was a Heads of State deal. At least at now that’s all it is. Anyway, reactions as they come:
Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and founder of 350.org, responds to Obama’s press conference this evening:
“This is a declaration that small and poor countries [...]
いろいろおこっている、でも何もおこっていない？/ What’s happen?
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Eri Aoki in Japan
Many things happen here , but nothing happen toward FAB deal…
I vincitori prendono tutto. The winner takes it all.
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Andrea Cinquina in E.U., Italy, bits
Molti anni fa gli Abba scrissero una canzone che oggi sembra essere la colonna sonora dei COP15.
Non ci credete? Pensate all’alleanza delle piccole isole stato (AOSIS) che scrivono una lettera aperta ai paesi industrializzati. Pensate al fatto che una volta le AOSIS e i paesi meno sviluppati (LCD) che si sentono ora non più ascoltati [...]
E’ solo l’inizio. It’s only the beginning.
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Andrea Cinquina in E.U., Italy
L’ultimo giorno per loro, il primo per noi.
Last the for them, the first one for us.
Numb
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by annac in United Kingdom
The last day of Copenhagen one is a difficult one. How is our UK tracker feeling?
Canada’s speech to the ministers
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Rosa Kouri in Canada, Uncategorized, bits
While Harper was in Copenhagen tonight, he declined to present Canada’s speech to the plenary (unlike many other world leaders), and sent Environment Minister Jim Prentice in his stead.
There is nothing startling in this speech, and it includes many of the positions already identified in previous positions. It continues the language of synchronising Canada’s efforts [...]
Tutti fuori.Tutto finito. Anzi no. Is this the end? Not yet.
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Andrea Cinquina in Italy
La pazza giornata di oggi. Divertitevi.
This crazy friday in one post.