By Marissa Banuelos On Tuesday November 18th, the Executive Secretary Townhall Meeting with Observer Organizations, the civil-society component of UNFCCC, was held. These town hall meetings are a place where observers can ask questions about negotiations, make suggestions, and comment on the process to Executive Secretary Simon Stiel himself. Constituencies are bodies of observer-organizations with …
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By Marissa Banuelos and Havalin Haskell In 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) declared its mission. “The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas …
By Riss Banuelos The colonial-capitalist machine is the driver of climate change as it effectively exploits the earth and its beings, destroying countless lifeways. The prerequisite to extracting Nature’s resources has often been the removal and murder of indigenous and local people, severe environmental degradation has been a side effect. Furthermore, for those not displaced, …
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By Riss Banuelos The Talanoa Dialogue is an Asian-Pacific-inspired storytelling process used in conflict mitigation, “Tala-” meaning story and “-noa” meaning without concealment or blame. This process was brought to the world of climate work as a “gift” from the Fijian President of COP23. The Colorado College delegation hosted two Talanoa-spirited dialogues, one amongst ourselves …
