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…
Report COP 27
Mopping with an open tap… The 27th round of the UN climate negotiations, 6-20 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, ended more than 1,5 days later than planned. What is the outcome? 1. Loss & Damage Fund After thirty…
Tackling Climate Change – Jung’s View
Tackling Climate Change – Insights From C.G. Jung’s Depth Psychology Abstract This article seeks to address the apparent lack of willingness to fully address climate change by looking to the psychological aspects of the problem, particularly through the depth psychology…
POPULISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE (long version)
DISCUSSION PAPER ON POPULISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE, M van Duin Introduction It is not easy to write a paper on populism, because the phenomenon is linked with the socio-economic and political situation in many parts of the world. Therefore this…
Populism and climate change
Ecothee 19, 23-27 September 2019, OAC Crete Presentation M van Duin Populism and climate change Good afternoon distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen! Let me briefly introduce myself. Over the last almost 25 years I have been involved in the ecumenical…
Climate Finance Out Of The Box
25 July 2018 The Need To Share Climate Finance Out Of The Box This year, substantial decisions must be made in the international climate arena. The ‘gamerules’ for the Paris climate agreement will have to be determined, the so-called Paris…