Green Reporters @ COP17

COP17 is about the future, and today's youth has a lot to say about the future they'd like to inherit. These are their views on the COP17 international climate talks in Durban.

  • Still Hope For An Agreement

    Blogpost by Nobuhle Luthuli - December 12, 2011 at 13:38

    Today (Sat, 10) is the last day of the COP17 in my home city, Durban. It has been two weeks of meetings, media releases and side events. Days have passed by, but progress is lagging behind with regards to the signing or a committing to a legally bin... Read more >

  • I was part of the action

    Blogpost by Cristina Benavides - December 12, 2011 at 13:37

    Sunday night I scrambled to scan my passport and write down my emergency contact number, then practiced inflating a pig attached to a backpack. One wonders why, on a Sunday, I was involved in such odd activities.

    Well, the passport scan was so that ... Read more >

  • While they negotiate, we continue with operation business unusual

    Blogpost by Nobuhle Luthuli - December 12, 2011 at 13:35

    It is quite evident that the 17 years of policy drafting are insufficient for a united agreement against climate change.  Today is the last day of the COP17 conference and we still hear statements like “we will consider being subject to hard targets... Read more >

  • Putting a price on the planet

    Blogpost by Vivek Rampersand - December 12, 2011 at 13:33

    I attended an economic conference hosted by African Ministers which left me wondering why prioritise financial issues when the focus should be on global warming.

    Our very own (South Africa's), Trevor Manuel was one of the key figures at the "Africa P... Read more >

  • COP17: The Experience So Far

    Blogpost by Cristina Benavides - December 8, 2011 at 13:05

    As I lay in my sleeping bag, listening to the rain pound on my tent, I thought about what I had gone through in less than a month and felt I could write a whole lifetime story.

    Just a few weeks ago, I was sitting in my living room reading e-mails whe... Read more >

  • The Environmental Movement: Greater Than Us Individuals

    Blogpost by Cristina Benavides - December 8, 2011 at 13:00

    Last week I attended a Latin American youth meeting at the International Conference Centre here in Durban. Although English is my first language and my day to day medium of communication, I was surprisingly very comfortable to be surrounded by Spanish... Read more >

  • Shaping a Common Future

    Blogpost by Nasreen Khan - December 8, 2011 at 12:47

    This week, I had the privilege of interacting with dynamic young minds from different youth groups, present at the conference. Those that stood out most were members from African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC), United Nations International... Read more >

  • The Conference Of The Youth

    Blogpost by Nasreen Khan - December 5, 2011 at 14:43

    Extreme weather conditions had "welcomed” delegates to the United Nations Climate Conference (COP17) being held here in Durban, for those who arrived last week, instead of experiencing the much talked about Durban sun, they endured flash rainfall wh... Read more >

  • Sharing Ideas On Global Warming

    Blogpost by Vivek Rampersand - December 2, 2011 at 11:22

    Delegates from Africa, Europe, India and China this week had an opportunity to share experience and exchange ideas on the contentious subject of global warming.

    I attended the meeting, which took part on the side-lines COP17. Speakers shared conce... Read more >

  • Kyoto Protocol Ship Must Not Sink Into African Ocean

    Blogpost by Nobuhle Luthuli - December 2, 2011 at 11:18

    From the sessions I have attended so far, I fear for the worst.  I have a sense that there is indecisiveness and lack of commitment by developed countries to make a second commitment to the Kyoto Protocal (KP) .

    As a young African and more so, a So... Read more >

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