We are nearing the start of the official meetings of COP15. Other connected side-events are already going on in Copenhagen and there will be a plethora of options for us attending the meeting. I will be there during the first days, mainly in order to register and get a grip of all the information that will be distributed. I will also attend the meeting during 13-18 December. My focus will be to participate in the activities relevant for Sweco and Sweco's business. The Sweco representatives (me, Jonas and Beate) will be there having a BINGO status. BINGO stands for Business Industry Non Governmental Organisation. Our task is to observe and stand ready for informal discussions with the negotiators and media regarding what will happen during the negotiations. If you are interested in the official agenda, visit the COP15 homepage. Feel free to comment on this blog and suggest particular sessions or side-event of interest to you and I will try to see if it is possible to include them in my schedule and report back to you what the outcome was.
Following the recent media frenzy leading up to the COP15, I'm really looking forward to the actual start of the meeting. Despite what has been reported up til today, nothing has really started until now. Let it all begin :-)
/Andreas
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Just remember - the planet is not a gift from your parents but a loan from your children
ReplyDeleteLet me remind you of what happened at the meeting where it all started...
ReplyDeleteAt the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro 1992, where UNFCCC was founded, the 12 yr old Severn Suzuki from Canada stepped up as a speaker to remind the delegates of exactly that. A powerful speech from the next generation. Watch the speech here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZsDliXzyAY&fmt=18
A powerful speech indeed.
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