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The 14th Conference of Parties (COP 14) Begins!
About this event: The UN Climate Change Conference - Poznan, Dec 08

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Although COP began yesterday, I didn't have a chance to add this post yesterday so I'm going to back track... there aren't enough hours in the day to do these things!!!
Once passing through airport-type security and stopping at the Document Center to pick up the Daily Program, we headed to the largest plenary where the welcome ceremony was held. The Prime Minister of Poland, the Prime Minister of Denmark (who will host the COP next year) and the COP President all addressed the plenary which was packed. All three speeches mentioned the economic crisis and the need for a 'shared vision.' Determining a 'shared vision' will be an important part of the negotiations during this conference and is meant to establish a long term global vision for our planet. I am currently working on an action with other youth delegates about our common vision, and of course the need for our leaders to also adopt that vision. Expect pictures tomorrow!
Being the first day of COP, it was also the first day of the Fossil of the Day. Fossil is an awards ceremony held daily. Meant to be a goofy mockery of problematic countries, this is the most popular youth event at the conference, receiving lots of media attention. Awards are given to the country who does the best job of derailing international climate action. Generally, three awards are presented each day but only one was presented today since it was the first day of the conference. Interestingly, Poland was the recipient of the first award of the conference. This decision was based on the Prime Minister's speech, in which he called for international action on climate change during the conference and emphasized it's importance without committing that Poland would take any action.
Tonight we're attending our first United Nations party and hoping to rub shoulders with some big wigs. Well... it's actually a reception being hosted by the Polish Minister of Environment, but there will be several thousand attendees, live music and free food.

December 3, 2008 | 8:40 AM Comments  1 comments

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RMitchell Ron Mitchell
December 7, 2008 | 12:31 PM
Fossil Awards
Taryn - great report on COP. Looking forward to hearing more in the days ahead, particularly about the Fossil awards.
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