December 6th – While FYEG’s delegates are fully occupied defending the green youth voice of Europe at COP24, we had the opportunity to talk with Becci Morsch specialised on gender topics. EEB: What is your impression about the COP24 so far? In the light of the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°, we see that this moment…
Tag: climate negotiations
Lima calling: The 20th World Climate Summit through the eyes of a Belgian youth delegate
Hello everyone, I’m Joey, one of the two Belgian Youth Delegates to the 20th World Climate Summit (COP20) in Lima, Peru. You are probably aware of the attendance of big bunch of world leaders meeting here in Peru to discuss a global climate change agreement. As a youth delegate, my duty is to represent young people…
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…
Why is Poland l’enfant terrible of European climate policy?
The role of Poland in climate negotiations from COP 18 to COP 19 Last year, the 18th Conference of Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Doha, Qatar. During the conference, the agreement has been reached to extend the Kyoto Protocol for the second commitment period…