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Dear Ministers, We Need to Talk!
9 Dec 2019
Dear Ministers, we need to talk! And frankly, before we do so, you need to learn to listen. 500,000 people were out on the streets of Madrid, marching for an outcome from this COP25 that adequately responds to the climate emergency. When you arrive here, you do so after a year that witnessed the rise […]
Multilateral Assessment, Part II – We’ve Got More Questions for You
9 Dec 2019
ECO is excited to see Annex I Parties participating in the multilateral assessment for their biennial reports. ECO welcomes the participation and thinks the multilateral assessment can be a great place to share lessons learned and experiences with other Parties in a constructive environment. We look forward to hearing your presentations and Q&A sessions throughout […]
Voices from the Front Lines: Nunavut – Silavut – Imaqput
9 Dec 2019
Our Land – Our Breath – Our Oceans By Johnny Issaluk, Arctic Ambassador, Explorer in Residence – Royal Canadian Geographical Society Growing up in Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson’s Bay, I was graced with the traditions and riches of my Inuit culture. With a population of 300 people, my […]
It’s Not That There is No Money, Stupid!
9 Dec 2019
ECO has heard that finance ministers generally like talking about numbers and money. That is great, because the lack of money is something which hinders the necessary transformation in many countries. Greater financial support from rich countries can help shift political will towards more climate action in developing countries. So here is some inspiration for […]
The Wrong Direction on Article 6
9 Dec 2019
After many hours of waiting on Saturday, ECO was dismayed when it searched the new texts for human rights, safeguards, and clarity on an ITMO definition and found that nothing was there. Sure, there are fewer brackets, but fewer brackets do not magically translate to successful rules that ensure carbon markets won’t lead to harming […]
At Least Parties Admit It’s a “Very Negative Signal”
9 Dec 2019
It’s really a pretty straightforward question: What should the time frame of NDCs be? ECO is dumbfounded at the approach Parties have taken to the negotiations on this issue during the COP. After failing to reach agreement on draft conclusions and how to capture the progress from this session in their supposed final session on […]
Biodiversity and Just Transition
9 Dec 2019
ECO is in shock after discovering yesterday that biodiversity and just transition are missing from the elements for decision 1/CP.25!
The Erosion of Ice and Identity in the Arctic
7 Dec 2019
We all know the reason for our annual COP convergence: avoiding catastrophic climate change. The IPCC told the world that we have the next 10 years to close the emissions gap, but the message from National Inuit Youth Council President, Crystal Martin-Lapenskie, is “Inuit living in the Arctic don’t have 10 years. We are experiencing […]
Voices from the Front Lines: Loss and Damage: the Price of Carbon in the Philippines!
7 Dec 2019
On 2 December, category 4 typhoon Kammuri made landfall in the Bicol region of the Philippines. Several hours prior, Paula Guevara, a resident in the region, recalls a literal calm before the storm. Then she heard a whistling sound she had only previously heard during typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Her household then lost power. And […]
Australia Needs to Start its NDC at the Starting Line, Not Half-way Through the Race
7 Dec 2019
Imagine if in the Olympics you could get away with starting the race half way down the track. That is what Australia plans to do with its NDC €” to carryover a controversial “overachievement” from its modest Kyoto Protocol commitments to extinguish half the effort required to meet its very deficient 2030 target. Australia has […]