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?
My first date with an Ambassador
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Philip Ireland in Australia
Read about my first one to one meeting with Australia’s Ambassador on climate change, Louise Hand. New news from the Australian Government?
Australians give their leaders a big climate WAKE UP
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Cara Bevington in Australia
Global time zones mean that here in Australia as we’re waking up in the morning, our friends and colleagues across the world are either sound asleep or preparing themselves for bed (our east coast is currently GMT +10). This meant that this morning, we were amongst the first leading the Global Wake Up Call on [...]
Bonn III Day III – a joyless sequel
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Cara Bevington in Australia
The time difference between our beloved big red nation and Europe means that as I turn on my computer each morning, bleary eyed with caffeine hit in hand, I find that my inbox has dramatically swelled from the night before and I’m hit in one fell swoop with all the action that unfolded at the [...]
Bonn UN (w)rap: Where are we on the Road to Copenhagen?
Posted on 19. Jun, 2009 by adoptanegotiator in Australia
On the last day of the UN climate talks more than 40 members of the international youth climate movement rapped at the close of plenary one in front of hundreds of government delegates, check out the video below, and then read my wrap of the talks (apologies on the length). Rap – wrap what a wordsmith [...]
In the words of…
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Cara Bevington in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia, Uncategorized
… Kristin Tilley*, one of the key negotiators on the Australian government delegation here at Bonn.
I sat down with Kristin to ask questions that you, the readers, had asked. We ran out of time to get through even half of my list, so more to follow soon.
How do you think the talks are going so [...]
Australia says YES to a safe climate future*
Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Cara Bevington in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia, Uncategorized
Day 1 UN climate talks: Australia announces it will commit to necessary emissions reductions of 25% by 2020 BUT (unfair) conditions apply.