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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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.
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…
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…
Change the politicians, not the Climate!
I want to open with a quote from Clay whose home town is the victim of toxic cancer-causing tar mining: 6 days from Washington Deceit, gonna rain down hellfire on the politicians and big oil representatives & in particular TransCanada Pipeline Corporation….be there….put your body on the line….for a week of sustained actions against the…
Ahmad Alhindawi, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, speaks with YOUNGO Delegate Anton Jaekel
COP19 (16/11/13) – Ahmad Alhendawi the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth arrived in Warsaw this week to work with Youth NGO’s (YOUNGO). He is joined in this interview by YOUNGO member Antonius Magnus Jaekel. He speaks about the inspiration he feels by the work that young people are doing in the climate change movement. One of…
Let us make use of this summit!, by Agata Hinc, demosEUROPA
COP19 and Polish interests in the field of energy, natural resources and environment The 19th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP19) is hosted by Poland on 11th-22nd November this year. So far, the international UN summit has been receiving second-class treatment in Poland, with common (yet wrong) sentiment of the country standing…
Climate change threatens Bangladesh’s MDG achievements
Two years before the 2015 deadline, Bangladesh has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations, but the impacts of climate change pose a threat to the country’s progress, experts say. “The threat of climate change can diminish the hard-earned beneficial impacts of years of growth and development, not…