A lot has happened in the months since COP 24. To begin with, there were climate/weather-related disasters in several countries. Further: 1) Youth protests. After Greta Thunberg’s performance at COP 24, her protest action has taken off. In many countries,…
Climate Jargon Abbreviations (2018)
CAN-I – Climate Action Network International, a partnership of more than 1300 NGOs worldwide. CBDR – Common But Differentiated Responsibilities: a core element of the Convention and an important point during the negotiations. CDM – Clean Development Mechanism: project form…
COP 24 Report
“We need to be prisoners of hope” – African native resident COP 24, the 24th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, was originally scheduled to take place from 3 to 14 December 2018 in Katowice, Poland. In advance it…
COP 23 Report
COP 23 was held November 6-17, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. This 23rd climate summit of the UNFCCC was a technical meeting in preparation for COP 24 at the end of 2018. Important political decisions must be taken there in the…
COP 22 Report
The 22nd UN Climate Summit, the Conference of the Parties nr 22, was held from 7-18 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was the first UN climate summit since the December 2015 Paris Summit where the Paris Agreement (PA) was…