J u s t C l o u d s

Youth Sit-In at COP15!

Marisol — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:20:44 +0000

Since 5pm, a group of approximately 20 youth from across the globe started a sit-in inside of the Bella Center outside of the Plenary and continue to stay put. They are reading the names of 12 million people who want a fair and just climate treaty as well as transparency in the process. Among them, [...]

Reclaim Power: The People’s Assembly

Marisol — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:03:59 +0000

With access restricted to NGOs, no transparency in the UN negotiations, absurd emission target proposals that would rise emissions to 770ppm by the year 2100, and two decades of people organizing for environmental justice, the people took it to the streets…and to Bella Center! Chanting “Reclaim Power,” hundreds of people from all over the world [...]

Youth let down not once, but twice!

Marisol — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:01:07 +0000

With tension building up in all directions at COP15, access to the center is being reduced to NGOs Tuesday and Wednesday, 1000 civil society members on Thursday and only 90 on Friday. Additionally, the G77 walked out of negotiations at noon yesterday causing a suspension. With that being said, I was eager to ask Yvo [...]

Where are our Human Rights in the Climate negotiations?

Marisol — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:17:47 +0000

Over the course of the past four days at the climate negotiations, I have not had enough “Marisol time” to reflect on what has been going on in Copenhagen. At the very least, I would like to see in the final negotiations a legally binding agreement to reduce CO2 levels to 350ppm. The survival of [...]

I stand with Tuvalu!

Marisol — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:14:19 +0000

At the negotiations yesterday, the island of Tuvalu, which is a small pacific island state proposed a new protocol that would require countries to reduce emissions to at least 350ppm, which is the most amount of CO2 that the earth can resist and lessen climate catastrophe. China reacted negatively to the proposal, which caused Tuvalu [...]