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Santiago Network: All the Work is Still to be Done / Red de Santiago: Todo el trabajo está por hacerse (ECO 10, SB56)
16 Jun 2022
One of the expected outcomes stated by many developed countries prior to the SBs in Bonn was operationalising the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage. Sadly, as we enter the final day, all the hard work remains. One of the critical obstacles to progress has been reaching agreement on the governance of the Santiago Network. […]
Bad prognosis? What’s the treatment? / Prescripción de París: 1,5 para salvar vidas (ECO 10, SB56)
16 Jun 2022
Urgent climate action can contribute to protecting human and planetary health as well as our economies. Diseases and deaths themselves are considered under “non-economic” losses and damages by the UNFCCC, but nevertheless have associated costs, whether because of health care provision or reduced work and labour productivity. These costs exceed the costs of mitigation in many countries. In […]
Through the Bottom of the GlaSS / A Través del Fondo del GlaSS (ECO 10, SB56)
16 Jun 2022
It sort of doesn’t matter what the details are that have delayed progress this session towards the operationalisation of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA). To the millions condemned to autonomous adaptation – that is people dealing with the increasing impacts of the climate crisis on their own – this means that they are going […]
Set the Record Straight, We’re Here to Participate! / Aclare las cosas, ¡estamos aquí para participar! (ECO 10, SB56)
16 Jun 2022
At times, ECO feels like a broken record. Perhaps our tune isn’t catchy enough. Or perhaps you haven’t heard it because observers have rarely been given the floor. So, we’ll say it one more time: public participation and the ability of people to freely participate, including in UNFCCC meetings, is a human right and essential […]
Goodbye… For Now! / El viaje del GST de Bonn a Sharm el-Sheikh (ECO 10, SB56)
16 Jun 2022
As the SB56 comes to an end, a sigh of relief can be heard throughout the convention centre. Alas! Soon, two weeks of endless negotiations will be over, and delegations will return back to their capitals with the comforting sense of professional accomplishment. Alas! Soon, the ranting of climate activists, youth, and the victims of […]
The GST’s journey from Bonn to Sharm el-Sheikh / El viaje del GST de Bonn a Sharm el-Sheikh (ECO 9, SB56)
15 Jun 2022
Farewell, farewell… ECO assisted the last events on the Global Stocktake on Tuesday with the plenary session and the Joint Contact Group meeting, where sadly observers could not take the floor during the second one. The World Café was probably the highlight of this first technical dialogue. Even if the place was noisy and a […]
Adaptation Finance: Poetry in Motion / La financiación de la adaptación: Poesía en movimiento (ECO 9, SB56)
15 Jun 2022
ECO loves poetry. We can be found jotting little rhymes in quiet moments while waiting for plenaries to open (or finish). That’s why ECO has been keenly listening into the Global Goal on Adaptation, the NCQG, and the Nairobi Work Programme for signs of inspiration – since nowhere is there so much potential for poetry […]
Target the Climate Crisis, Not the People / Apuntar a la crisis climática, no a la gente (ECO 9, SB56)
15 Jun 2022
Last week, ECO shared its renewed hopes that, in Bonn, Parties would finally start delivering climate justice for people on the frontlines. The negotiations on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) and loss and damage (L&D) are dashing our hopes. ECO reminds Parties that while you squabble over an ACE action plan, environmental defenders – actively […]
Santiago Network; A Bridge Too Short? / La Red de Santiago; ¿Un puente demasiado corto? (ECO 9, SB56)
15 Jun 2022
We are hearing a lot from wealthy economies about a sense of urgency to operationalize the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage (SNLD). But are these genuine calls for accelerated action or are they the actions of a dodgy salesperson trying to convince a desperate customer to purchase something that isn’t what they need? […]
EU and Africa: Renewables Boost Instead of Fossil Fuel Imports / UE y África: impulsar energías renovables en lugar de importar combustibles fósiles (ECO 9, SB56)
15 Jun 2022
COP27 is a critical opportunity to put Africa’s priorities for tackling the climate crisis in the spotlight. Importantly, it is also a chance for others to step up and support Africa’s agenda. ECO particularly looks towards Europe building on its responsibilities as former colonisers, neighbours, and resource extractors. Faced with huge challenges of addressing energy […]