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…
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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…
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…
The Climate Showdown Preview: #FYEGClimateDel
Countries from around the world are getting ready and sending their nation’s best. The players have been set and the competition will be tough. Devoted followers have traveled from far and wide to watch the action in hopes of seeing their squad fight to victory. All in preparation for… the United Nations Framework Convention on…
Brussels, Washington & rest of the world
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is like a ‘play’ driven by the world’s media, UN, club of elites, multinational giants, bunches of conservative & liberal politicians and influential political leaders grabbing the attention from the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit (COP 15) to the Warsaw Climate Change Summit— ‘catchy’ arithmetic figure of reduction target and advanced…
Climate changes: focus on the Arctic region
II.part- economic and political features Economic potential and relative richness; According to numerous explorations, the Arctic region is rich of natural resources. The melting ice-cover does not bring just new sea routes that could considerably reduce costs for shipping companies, but as well it brings the new opportunities of exploitation and acquisition of substantial…
Climate changes: focus on the Arctic region
I.part- environmental and social features The trends of climate change present the worldwide security challenge and require an adequate response of the international community. The negative impacts of these changes are demonstrated regionally in a different extent; largely, we can observe them in the Arctic region. Numerous security questions in environmental, political, social, and…
The Big Business Climate Change Conundrum
The vast majority of scientists and experts who have anything to say on the subject consider the following simple, apolitical fact- the world is getting warmer and much of its weather more severe. Temperatures have climbed steadily since the beginning of the 20th century and spiked recently. NASA reported that 9 of the ten hottest…
If you are running out of time, you shall not to stop the clock: reflections on the European Emissions Trading Scheme and aviation
The European Union had taken a determined step to include the highly polluting sector of aviation under the European Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), and therefore, it is submitted that the recent decision to suspend the application of the EU ETS to international flights constitutes a huge mistake.