In the history of the World the Paris Agreement will be regarded as an historic moment. Even though it was far from perfect and didn’t go far enough. It was part of the Paris moment for climate justice. Paris was a moral turning point. When 195 countries agreed by consensus to set a target to […]
The Paris moment for #climatejustice. @takvera on the historic #Parisagreement of #COP21
December 16, 2015
Thousands protest for #climatejustice in Paris #D12 as #COP21 concludes reports @takvera
December 14, 2015
Even though the State of Emergency which prohibits large political protests is still in place, tens of thousands turned out on the streets of Paris for climate justice in various creative protests. The French state on Friday, relented, and allowed the protest to go ahead. For two weeks activists had been planning a day for […]
#Climate red lines in the #COP21 UN Blue Zone and for Paris reports @takvera
December 12, 2015
Thursday was a long night with negotiators working on a draft text released at 9pm Thursday evening. Friday was set aside for bilateral discussions. A new text is due on Saturday morning. There is still much at stake in these negotiations, and we will not know the full final outcome until the gavel goes down […]
#FossiloftheDay for Julie Bishop’s endorsement of #coal for Australia reports @takvera
December 10, 2015
Australia and Argentina shared a first place Fossil of the Day award for Wednesday 9th December at the UN Climate Change conference in Paris, for fostering coal projects when the world is rapidly turning away from coal due to the impact of greenhouse gases in driving climate change. Leader of the Australian Greens Senator Richard […]
Aviation and shipping emissions shamed by #FossiloftheDay at #COP21 reports @takvera
December 8, 2015
There are many intricacies to negotiating a climate agreement covering greenhouse gas emissions. One of the areas easy to overlook is aviation and shipping sector emissions. Emissions from aviation and shipping are projected to grow, so it is important that they are considered in any climate agreement. Aviation is responsible for almost 5 percent of […]
Australia agrees to 1.5 degrees inclusion in #COP21 Draft climate agreement reports @takvera
December 7, 2015
As Environment Minister Greg Hunt departs after the first week and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop takes over negotiations at the UN climate conference, Australia has supported inclusion of the 1.5 degrees limit in the main draft text along with the 2 degrees limit, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. This is an important goal for […]
City summit commits to 100 percent #renewables by 2050 #go100RE reports @takvera from #COP21
December 7, 2015
A meeting of nearly a 1,000 city mayors from around the world meeting in Paris signed a declaration on Friday that supports a municipal transition to 100 percent Renewable Energy. Read the declaration (PDF) Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said according to a report on Citiscope, “As I told the negotiators when bringing them our contribution, […]
Climate Vulnerable Forum at #COP21 shows climate leadership reports @takvera
December 2, 2015
The statement by the Climate Vulnerable Forum on Monday evening showed the world what climate leadership really is. The Climate Vulnerable Forum Adopted The Manila-Paris Declaration (PDF) and committed to zero emissions by mid-century and 100 per cent renewable energy decarbonization by 2050. The leaders of 30 nations, some of them the most vulnerable to […]
PM Malcolm Turnbull at #COP21: all style little substance reports @takvera from Paris
December 2, 2015
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull waltzed onto the stage at the UN Climate Conference Loire plenary room on Monday afternoon. He was suave and eloquent. All style, but there was little of substance, or new commitments in his speech. He announced that Australia was not only going to meet our 5 per cent target by […]
#Climate justice demanded of world leaders at #COP21 reports @takvera from Paris
November 30, 2015
Today I observed and sometimes joined a peaceful human chain for a climate of peace on the Boulevard Voltaire in Paris. Organisers estimated about 10,000 people participated in one way or another. This event took place because Parisians and visitors to Paris were denied the freedom of speech and assembly to march down the street […]
