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We’ve Got More Questions
25 Jun 2019
ECO is excited to see so many Annex I Parties participating in the multilateral assessment for their biennial reports. ECO congratulates Parties for participating and thinks the multilateral assessment can be a great place to share experiences and lessons learned with other Parties in a constructive environment. We look forward to hearing your presentations and […]
Climate Heroes: Not rich but committed
25 Jun 2019
ECO is very pleased to have witnessed 26 countries publicly committing to “step up” and enhance their NDC by 2020 at the CAN booth here in Bonn: Belize, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Dominican Republic, DRC, Ghana, Grenada, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Micronesia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Tanzania, The Gambia, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, […]
The Right(s) Path for Article 6
25 Jun 2019
A day without an ECO article about Article 6 would be devastating for all, ECO is sure of it. But an Article 6 without human rights and proper safeguards would be even more devastating – in this case for people and the planet. ECO has heard a lot of discussion about the negative impacts of Article […]
Leading by example not words
25 Jun 2019
ECO always highlights the importance of information access, public participation and justice. Years of ECO issues are the living proof of that. The Escazu Agreement is the latest agreement that works specifically on these issues in the Latin American and Caribbean region. And it is the first multilateral binding agreement that includes provisions related to the […]
It’s all about balance, baby
25 Jun 2019
How do you achieve inner peace? It is all about the yin and the yang. What’s the point of professional success if you cannot share it with friends and family. Right? But this is not a kitchen lifestyle philosophy piece that takes your mind off the complicated issues negotiated here. ECO is talking about the […]
Ludwig
25 Jun 2019
As Ludwig sat in the Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) held yesterday afternoon, he reflected on the fine difference between “public access to information” – one of the core elements of Article 12 of the Paris Agreement – and information overload as an uninterrupted series of sixteen speakers delivered their presentations. With no […]
DAMaging the Paris Agreement
24 Jun 2019
There was some additional humour in the air last week as the below picture spread both inside and outside of the Article 6 room faster than a climate change-induced wildfire. As Parties restart their discussions on the KP transition, ECO hopes that they will remember this dam, and won’t let it crack. If it was […]
Climate Finance: It’s Talkshop Workshop Time!€¨
24 Jun 2019
ECO has always been a faithful attendee of the long-term finance workshops, and has sympathy for the working group set-up. This approach offers much more room for creativity and constructive exchange as, in theory, people do not need to hide behind their country’s flags. Of course, there isn’t exactly a lack of talkshops in this […]
WIM review: guided by developing countries’ needs and strong guidance by the COP
24 Jun 2019
The Warsaw International Mechanism on loss and damage (WIM) is approaching its sixth birthday and Parties are busily negotiating the Terms of Reference (ToR) for its review. ECO has listened and clearly supports the views of those vulnerable developing countries that the WIM was set up for; who ask that their needs in addressing loss […]
ACE matters, because ACE matters!
24 Jun 2019
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) forms a crucial pillar for successful implementation of the Paris Agreement and is the focus of Article 12. It includes six elements: education, training, public awareness, public access to information, public participation, and international cooperation. Today is the second ACE day of SB50, so what needs to be done? We […]