During the UNFCCC Intercessional we’ve noticed that a lot of our fellow youth know a lot about this process and we thought why not share their expertise with everyone? Undine is new to the UNFCCC process but just like many of us here, is taking it all in and understanding it piece by piece. Although…
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Why We Should Stop Talking About Climate Change #FYEGClimateDel
Everyone knows this or heard of this: Hot summers, crazy storms, stronger hurricanes. shrinking ice-shields, ocean acidification, loss and damage – in two words: „Climate Change“.
UNFCCC Conversations: the Government Intern #FYEGClimateDel
During the UNFCCC Intercessional we’ve noticed that a lot of our fellow youth know a lot about this process and we thought why not share their expertise with everyone? Today we spoke with Clement, who follows the negotiations for his internship. Yes- young people are even involved in the bureaucracy of these negotiations! Read his…
Update from the Bonn Intersessionals #FYEGClimateDel
Last week a delegation from FYEG arrived to Bonn to attend the Intersessionals of the UN Climate Talks. Here negotiators from all around the world are preparing for the UN limate talks in the end of this year in Lima and the new global deal, which will hopefully be reached in 2015 in Paris. What…
UNFCCC Conversations: the Veteran #FYEGClimateDel
During the UNFCCC Intercessional we’ve noticed that a lot of our fellow youth know a lot about this process and we thought why not share their expertise with everyone? Today we spoke with Louisa, who is a UNFCCC veteran and asks young people not give up hope on them so fast – read why here.
UNFCCC Conversations: the Youth Delegate #FYEGClimateDel
During the UNFCCC Intercessional we’ve noticed that a lot of our fellow youth know a lot about this process and we thought why not share their expertise with everyone? Continuing in our series we are featuring a discussion with Ties, one of the few European representatives in the UN Youth Delegates program. Read more to…
Debut of the “Game of Climate” #FYEGClimateDel
Saturday at the UNFCCC negotiations, the team of FYEG deligates joined the “Game of Climate: March is coming” action. Together with other youth climate activists, we wanted to show that we care about the contributions that countries are ready to make for the COP21 for their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. The upcoming COP21-Paris 2015, is…
UNFCCC Conversations: the Article 6 champion #FYEGClimateDel
During the UNFCCC Intercessional we’ve noticed that a lot of our fellow youth know a lot about this process and we thought why not share their expertise with everyone? So today we have Harriet, an experienced youth in the UNFCCC process from the UK. Read about why she cares about the process and a pretty…
Why is the Article 6 of the Convention so important for the Youth ? #FYEGClimateDel
The Article 6 on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has its origin in the Agenda 21 endorsed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. This document stresses the importance of enhancing the participation of civil society to advance towards sustainable development. The third section recognizes nine major groups: women;…
Volveremos? We’re back! #FYEGClimateDel
Maybe some of you remember last year’s climate conference. It happened last November in Poland and was called COP19. COP is UN-slang and means “Conference of the Parties”, the highest decision making body of the UNFCCC. A lot of non-governmental organizations use UN-Slang as well, sometimes a little bit changed. At my first COP, I…