Were America’s Hands in the France-Ethiopia Deal?
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
My colleague Florent Baarsch, working with the good folks at 350.org, has done some good old-fashioned reporting and turned up some unsavory facts about the new French/Ethiopian proposal that appeared suddenly in the COP15 reality today.
The appeal by France and “Ethiopia, representing Africa” is calling for a so-called “Copenhagen Accord,” and has some good on [...]
Day 6: updates, a brief history of COP15 & a theme song
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Joshua Wiese in Adopt a Negotiator
Video updates from Australia, India, Italy, Canada, the United Kindom, France and Spain on Day 5 of COP15
Brazil announces CoP-15 position & Lula is going to Copenhagen, but does it matter?
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Juliana Russar in Brazil
With emissions reduction targets for Brazil on the table and Lula joining the Copenhagen party, news about the COP still isn’t optimistic.
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.
Première rencontre avec Paul Watkinson, chef de la délégation française
Posted on 03. Oct, 2009 by Florent Baarsch in France
Après quelques jours de conférence à Bangkok, Monsieur Paul Watkinson a accepté de me rencontrer, juste le temps de poser quelques questions concernant les négociations et le processus en cours. Interview.
Here we are !
Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by Florent Baarsch in France
A présent que nous sommes tous réunis, nous avons pu récupérer nos précieuses accréditations et découvrir notre lieu de travail et de vie de ces deux prochaines semaines.
Lyrics of the Youth song in Bonn
Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by Florent Baarsch in Action alert, France, Video
And here’s the lyrics, courtesy of Caroline Howe:
Survival’s at Stake
Survival’s at stake, *yeah yeah* Action we must take *yeah yeah*
Make it our mission *yeah yeah* to stop the emissions. *yeah yeah*
The truth of climate change is all too clear;
We feel the climate impacts, they’re already here.
We know these climate changes will impact our health,
Threaten food [...]
'Le japon pourrait faire mieux" dit la France
Posted on 12. Jun, 2009 by benkamorvan in Adopt a Negotiator, France, Japan, Video
Benoit et Florent, vos trackers français, ont rencontré hier Monsieur Paul Watkinson, le chef de la délégation française (quand Brice Lalonde l’ambassadeur n’est pas présent). Première question sur le Japon, qui a annoncé un objectif de réductions de 8% de ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) en 2020 par rapport au niveau [...]