International Youth Climate Movement Interviews: Jonathan Epoo via It's Getting Hot In Here
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BaliBuzz: Plenary Musings via It's Getting Hot In Here
The atmosphere in Bali is intense. Yvo de Boer, the UNFCCC Executive Secretary, showed signs of distress moments ago and left the plenary upon accusations of manipulating the process by China, Ban Ki-Moon delivered an emphatic speech urging for the deadlocked countries to find consensus, and the normal degree of diplomacy that operates in this process has decreased along with the time left for reaching consensus. Plenary speeches make explicit accusations to the US for blocking consensus and American speeches are followed with jeers from the audience.
While the particulars of the mandate continue to be discussed, I hope that Canadians back home are engaged with what is happening in Bali and discussing the position of the Canadian government. I have been tremendously unimpressed not... BaliBuzz: U.S. Finally Dragged Kicking And Screaming into UN Climate Deal via It's Getting Hot In Here
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BaliBuzz: Youth Statement to High-Level Plenary in Bali: “This is our last chance” via It's Getting Hot In Here
Yesterday, the International Youth delegations read a powerful statement to the high-level plenary in at the climate conference in Bali. Giving the UN climate conference’s closing statement, it was a defining moment. The incredble speakers were Anna Keenan from Australia, Karmila Parakkasi from Indonesia, Whit Jones from SustainUS in the United States, and Bambou Chieppa (a 13-year old girl). At 4 minutes, the statement was powerful and concise — and called for bold action.
I helped coordinate the drafting of the statement, and it was an amazing experience. Written together by the Indonesian, Japanese, American, Australian, Canadian, Belgian, and French youth delegations, it was a true international collaboration. I am so proud of the inclusive and consensus process we... BaliBuzz: U.S. Finally Dragged Kicking And Screaming into UN Climate Deal via It's Getting Hot In Here
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A “Newbie” Perspective on the UN Climate Change Conference via It's Getting Hot In Here
Ohhh…it’s hot in here all right! The temperature is sky high in Bali as representatives from over 180 countries meet at the United Nations Climate Change conference. I thought that I would take a break in between meetings, side-events, and general bureaucratic chaos to reflect on my experience as a novice on the international climate change scene.
Coming to Bali as a first time youth delegate to a UN Climate Change meeting I knew that was going to be easy to get confused by a mountain of process and procedure. As a youth, finding your way at a UN meeting, let alone making a difference in the proceedings, is a daunting challenge. First of all, there is the shear number of people attending the meeting to contend with. The Bali meeting is being touted as the largest climate...
Reflections on Youth and Internationalism via It's Getting Hot In Here
Internationalism is fascinating. Youth from around the world met in Bali this past weekend to discuss our plans for the UN climate change conference, harmonize our actions, and streamline our approach. Our aim was to deliver a consistent, global, youth message to delegates and media. We wanted to cooperate around an international standard.
The astounding breadth of globalization’s impact didn’t truly strike me until these meetings. We craved international consistency in our messaging. But it was more than that. There was sameness in our facilitation techniques (“twinkle fingers” indicating our degree of agreement, flip-charts and post-it notes). There was a certain similarity in our individual histories (well traveled, active volunteers, trained in leadership). ...