A Deafening Silence That Speaks The Truth
Today, two youth from the Arab Youth Climate Movement stood silently holding a banner asking the question “Qatar, why host, not lead?” For this devious act, they were de-badged, escorted out by UNFCCC security and promptly deported from the country. This, coming on the heels of multiple calls to action from the UNFCCC Executive Secretary … Read more
Signs of Solidarity in a Desert Barren of Compassion
Four days ago, Doha held its first ever civil society march for climate justice. The night before, I was able to attend the Middle East premiere of Amy Miller’s powerful documentary “The Carbon Rush”. This past weekend was literally the first time throughout the course of COP18 where I have felt a strong sense of … Read more
Reflections on Political Representation, Climate Change and Youth Participation
Climate change does not respect geopolitical boundaries or subdivisions; it affects us all in different ways, and with different intensity. In this sense, forms of political representation based on territoriality are not sufficient to address climate change because of its global nature. Although affected communities in the global south bear the greatest burden of climate … Read more
To all the skeptics
By Karen Rooney To all the skeptics. You might think that jetting halfway across the world to attend a conference on climate change is a little offensive. Well, I think that having a government who ignores me and jeopardizes my future is offensive. I think I have a duty to hold my government to account … Read more
Durban’s Bisasar Dump; Using race and class to make a profit
by Karen Rooney The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is marketed as a way for developing countries to counter their emissions by investing in emissions reduction projects around the world – wherever it is the cheapest. Beyond the fact that this system allows polluting countries to ignore the problems at home and “deal with” the problem … Read more
Voting 101
Hey Canadians! For the fourth time in 7 years we’ll have the amazingly exciting opportunity to exercise our democratic right to vote. I would argue that this is a responsibility rather than a right, but that is a whole other can of worms. I’m just here to share all the information you need to put … Read more
Feuille de route de l’évitement : rassembler les points de discussion de la Délégation canadienne (première partie)
Par Maggie Knight (traduit de l’anglais, texte original plus bas) Le Ministre canadien de l’Environnement n’a rien apporté de nouveau sur la table aujourd’hui lorsqu’il a prononcé notre discours national durant la plénière de cet après-midi, alors je vous parlerai des réponses (ou absence de réponses) que nous avons entendues durant les deux dernières semaines. … Read more
