Last night was UNfairplay’s first ever side event! Side event = boring, dry, uninspiring? Not necessarily, I know I have been surprised at how engaging issues of participation have been for those involved in UNfairplay, and to those who we try to convey our findings too. Our aim was to draw attention to the report [...]
A slice of the broader narrow picture
June 17, 2011
from under the firewall
October 7, 2010
The atmosphere at the UNFCCC conference in China seems to be quiet and subdued, compared to the chaos at Copenhagen. Delegates comment that the negotiations are “slow”. One Kenyan delegate commented with frustration that the room full of lawyers had spent 45 minutes arguing about the definition of one word. He said that there were [...]
CALL OUT FOR CANCUN
September 10, 2010
If you would like to attend the negotiations in Cancun solely as a volunteer for UNfairplay, from 29th November – 10th December 2010, and need accreditation, please email us at: unfairplay.fig@gmail.com
STOP PRESS: the guide is ready!
July 21, 2010
UNfairplay’s guide to supporting delegations at the UN Climate Negotiations is now available to download from the toolbar at the bottom of the website underneath the comments on each page. It offers guidance on getting accredatation, media coverage, places to stay, travelling and stories of our experiences that you can learn from. Feel free to [...]
it may as well be gobbledeegook
June 9, 2010
3 days in and how are we feeling? How far have we got? I cannot believe how tired I am when we have only been 3 days! We have been chasing people, and constantly trying to think of ways to get round the many obstacles that keep popping up, like Sam losing all his clothes; [...]
Who controls the numbers? Small Island Survival, 350ppm and 1.5C
June 8, 2010
What difference can a degree or two make? Well the answer, as I’m sure that you will know is a lot. The image below taken from the IPCC’s fourth assessment report (AR4) gives a simple (although now out of date) picture of what a degree means. The impacts and extent of climate change is subtle [...]
Can you ever forgive me?
June 7, 2010
Ever since our hopes of an international climate treaty burst into a ball of accord-tainted flames I have been wondering what it will be like on the corridors of the conference centre in the meetings after Copenhagen. I am curious to know what the mood between the delegates, especially between the north and south will [...]
