Good Sunday Morning!
It has been quite a week! We have a wonderful new interim leader. Thanks to Dr. Amita Kuttner for stepping up when we most need a steady hand for rebuilding! Continue reading A real change (November 28, 2021)
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Post-COP 26 Debrief (November 21, 2021)
Good Sunday Morning!
And thanks so much to John for filling in for me last Sunday. The all-day Saturday November 13 (until late evening) negotiations kept me quite tied up. The last-minute change to the text was so disappointing. As you all likely know, it changed from “phase-out” coal to “phase down” coal. Changing a massive COP decision through a verbal amendment from the floor – clearly cooked up in the to-ing and fro-ing of deal-making around the room in informal milling about – is simply unheard of in a United Nations setting. It violated the normal negotiations of the multilateral process. I have been to 12 COPs and never seen anything like it. Continue reading Post-COP 26 Debrief (November 21, 2021)
The Highest Possible Stakes (November 14, 2021)
Good Sunday Morning
Hello all. This is John Kidder, Elizabeth’s husband. Good Sunday morning from Glasgow. Continue reading The Highest Possible Stakes (November 14, 2021)
The weirdest COP ever (November 7, 2021)
Good Sunday Morning!
And greetings from Glasgow – which may be home of the kindest and friendliest people on the planet – and COP26 which is certainly the weirdest COP ever. COP26 may also be the start of the big shift – or where we miss our last, best hope. Continue reading The weirdest COP ever (November 7, 2021)