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#NaiderCOP21 (Fifth day): The COP21 in first person
Fifth day of COP21. How is COP21 being lived? Today we want to share our impressions of the atmosphere experienced at COP21. The atmosphere at COP21 is highly pleasant, the French government has taken great care in organizing the event, creating a space that really fits the theme. abundant photography exhibitions, stands of a multitude…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fourth day): Space “Climate Generations”
Fourth day of COP21. We are now in the “Génerations climat” space at the Bourget where different debates, conferences and round tables take place every day, especially in the Nelson Mandela auditorium. Around 350 European and international civil society agents participate in these spaces throughout the Summit.
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fourth day): Greentech shares rise
Fourth day of COP21. Following a new report from Goldman Sachs (announced at COP21) favorable to low-carbon technologies (renewable energy, hybrid cars…), the stock market is on the rise for various technology companies developing clean and efficient technologies, including Tesla Motors Inc, which has experienced a 3% rise in its stock price. Positive trends such…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fourth day): The role of forest conservation in the fight against climate change
FOURTH DAY OF COP21. In an article published last week in Nature, Richard A. Houghton and Alexander Nassikas (Woods Hole Research Center) and Brett Byers (Rainforest Trust and Million Acre Pledge) make the case for the key role that protecting forests will play in achieving climate change mitigation goals. The preservation of existing forests, through…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Third day): The alliance of technology giants against climate change
Third day of COP21. Bill Gates and Marc Zuckerberg published on Facebook last Sunday the foundation of the “Breakthrough Energy Coalition”, an alliance of technology giants that includes among its ranks Jeff Bezos (founder and CEO of Amazon), Jack Ma (director of Alibaba ), Richard Branson (founder of the Virgin Group), George Soros (American-Hungarian politician…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Third day): The Montreal protocol, the great forgotten in the fight against climate change
THIRD DAY OF COP21. With the UNFCCC COP21 grabbing environmental headlines around the world, and considering the failure of the Kyoto Protocol as a tool for combating climate change, it is easy to become discouraged. However, in the environmental cause there are also successes and victories, although unfortunately they go unnoticed in the face of…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Second day): Boycott Obama, boycott the COP
SECOND DAY OF THE COP21. The optimism conveyed yesterday by world leaders during the start of the COP21 negotiations has been overshadowed by news from the other side of the Atlantic. Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican opposition to Obama, has officially launched a boycott campaign to stop the US president’s emissions reduction plan,…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Second day): World leaders mark the pace of the negotiations
SECOND DAY OF THE COP21. Yesterday, the first day of COP21 was marked by the participation of the great world leaders. Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, François Hollande, Xi Jinping and even Vladimir Putin were part of the more than 150 heads of states present. Their messages were marked by three elements: optimism for the possibility…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Second day) VIDEO: History of climate negotiations
SECOND DAY OF THE COP21. We allow ourselves to bring you a video that explains in a didactic way the history and trajectory of the climate negotiations, courtesy of Agence France Presse. From the 1972 summit on sustainable development in Stockholm, through the creation of the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, and up to Paris…
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#NaiderCOP21 (First day): Climate change is already here
FIRST DAY OF COP21. Last week we talked about why the limit of two degrees should be the minimum inalienable objective of the agreement to be obtained during COP21. Today, we want to delve a little deeper into this aspect. COP21 is not intended to prevent global climate change. It is too late for that,…