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 The image below taken from the IPCC’s fourth assessment report (AR4) gives a simple (although now out of date) picture of what a degree means.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 [...]
National Distress Coaches
June 6, 2010
So yesterday was an epic journey to Bonn. I was up at 5:30am to catch the bus from Bristol to London to meet Isabel for the 10:30am Eurolines (national express) coach to Brussels and then Cologne. We then took the train from Cologne to Bonn, and eventually the tram before getting lost and having to [...]
One day to go
June 4, 2010
Only one day to go before myself and Isabel hop on the coach to Cologne then grab the train to Bonn. Its going to be a long one but flying’s an absolute no brainer, not going to happen. Still plenty of time to read and write and get up to date. I’m looking forward to [...]
What Next For Climate Negotiations?
May 31, 2010
Hello UNfairplay readers, Another year, another set of climate negotiations and much has changed over the last few months. Firstly Yvo de Boer as many of you will know has stepped down as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. His commitment to constructing a deal was evident and his passion [...]
this is not goodbye
January 9, 2010
Hello everyone! First of all, all of us who took part in UNfair play would like to say thanks for everyone’s lovely comments and support throughout COP15. We have had a very positive response from everyone we supported, and also friends, family, strangers and campaigners; with everyone asking the same question: how can we get [...]
Victims of Comfort
December 20, 2009
This being the last day of COP15, and the final hours of the final day, you would have thought it would be simply the finishing touches that they are putting on a final deal. But of course not! This is the UNFCCC! I am sitting in plenary at 5 in the morning and that’s as [...]
something smacks of inequity…
December 20, 2009
There is a text on the table. We all know it’s not enough: it’s not fair, ambitious or legally binding. I’m sitting in the plenary now (yes, it’s 5 in the morning) and state after state take the floor to emphasise that if this deal were signed, it would lead to the deaths of large [...]
