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Danielle L Wilson in MIT COP-21

Dec 14, 2015

COP21 Reflection: energy efficiency at COP21

In my initial observations of COP21 discussions on Twitter, blogs, and news feeds, energy efficiency seemed to get brushed under the rug. It can be hard to focus on energy efficiency, which many people think just means light bulbs, as a strategy to…

Abigail Regitsky in MIT COP-21

Dec 12, 2015

Draft Agreement Gives Hope for Future

When I woke up this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find out a draft agreement had been released in Paris. As I am writing, Parties are convening once more to consider the text and hopefully move forward with its adoption. As an appropriate homage to the…

Tao Feng in MIT COP-21

Dec 12, 2015

“Indaba Solutions to Climate Change”: Reflections on the Plenary of December 7th, 2015

People may feel curious about how COP21 is organized in order to facilitate the negotiations of over 190 countries. One important method is called indaba. The indaba, a type of…

J.R. Norman in MIT COP-21

Dec 12, 2015

“Not Totally Happy”

I woke up this morning hoping to sit down to read (and write about) a new global climate change deal… but there still isn’t…

Elise Harrington in MIT COP-21

Dec 11, 2015

Amid disagreements, climate finance remains a key ingredient for success

Currently climate finance remains one of the key unresolved issues in the draft text (as of 12/11/15). Developing countries are demanding more than the 2009 commitment to “$100 billion per year by 2020 in…

Daniel Rothenberg in MIT COP-21

Dec 11, 2015

Reflections in the 11th Hour of COP21

I’ve been delaying writing this “Negotiations Update” for a few days, since it seems every time the Comité de Paris meets we come tantalyzingly closer to a new agreement/protocol/treatment/convention. But now it’s midnight, EST, on December 12 — technically past…

charles.gertler in MIT COP-21

Dec 11, 2015

Climate goals and negotiations

Going into the final hours of COP21 in Paris, the feeling on the floor, filtered through twitter, reminds the end of a long road trip. It seems everyone is a little tired, maybe a bit sick of each other. Some bickering seems to have erupted in a side meeting. “The real…

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J.R. Norman in MIT COP-21

Nov 30, 2015

The First Day: Where are we and what do we need to do?

The time for action is now. In fact, one could argue the time for action was many years ago, but since we have thus far proven ineffective at coming to significant global agreements on climate action, the time to do so is now. Today is…

Seamus J. Bann in MIT COP-21

Dec 10, 2015

Reflections on COP 21, or Why I’m Cautiously Optimistic

Although the Paris Climate Change Conference ends tomorrow, I’m cautiously hopeful for a positive outcome in the form of a binding international framework for action. To be clear, this change of heart is a sharp departure from my…

Arun Singh in MIT COP-21

Dec 10, 2015

Money Troubles: Mechanisms on Financing Continue to be Contentious

With COP21 running into its penultimate day, proceedings are moving at a fast pace. The plenary 1 session today afternoon involved discussions on various agenda items of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the…