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You had one job!!
17 Jun 2019
For nearly 30 years climate negotiators have been focused on building a global climate regime that can leverage the ambitious action we need to limit emissions, the resulting climatic disruptions, and to respond to unavoidable impacts. Although there is still some work to be done, the rules are now largely in place. The time has now […]
We want you to panic – this is a climate emergency
17 Jun 2019
Dear Delegates, Some of you might have read the famous Harry Potter books and may remember thinking: “How implausible to create a story where a bunch of children have to show up at the government ministry to warn adults about the dangers threatening the very existence of their world!” Well… it’s 2019 and much has […]
Loss and Damage is a Core Cure for the Climate Emergency
17 Jun 2019
Just recently, Cyclones Idai and Kenneth killed more than 1,000 people in Mozambique and neighbouring countries, forcing the sixth poorest country in the world to take on an extra US$118 million in debt. The climate crisis” impacts are increasing, and it is imperative that the international community start addressing them adequately. Six years after its establishment, […]
Article 6 Takes a Wrong Turn
14 Dec 2018
ECO is still dizzy from the speed at which things collapsed in the Article 6 discussions. After three years of discussions, it seems Parties finally started to move and agree on key rules for markets. And it doesn’t look good. So, ECO wonders: in which world have Parties been living, and in which world do […]
This is an Emergency – Pledge to Rebel
14 Dec 2018
“We represent a number of nations, like my own, that face extinction”. Yesterday, the President of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, issued a warning. In a packed press conference, leaders from across the world came together to call for radical action on the climate crisis. Make no mistake, the path we are currently on will […]
1.5 for Human Rights; Human Rights for 1.5
14 Dec 2018
Dear Negotiators and Ministers, We know you are tired. We know it’s been a long two weeks. But your work isn’t done yet. As we inch closer to the end, with the COP decision coming, ECO is worried about the lack of rights we are seeing in the Rulebook. As well as the lack of ambition […]
Walking Back From Paris
14 Dec 2018
ECO is shocked – shocked! – that developed countries are trying to renegotiate the Paris Agreement and re-write the Paris language. It’s only been three years, delegates! You can’t have forgotten those late nights and hard-fought paragraphs already. And, even if you have, since the UNFCCC updated their website it’s really quite easy to find […]
Ray of the Day
14 Dec 2018
It’s the end of week two. We’re all a little tired, emotionally spent, and perhaps looking forward to a lovely break. Therefore, at the end of a rather dismal COP in a rather dreary climate, it is high time we spread a bit of sunshine! Today, we choose to recognise the vulnerable countries at these […]