AYCC had the inside scoop as the UN climate talks drew to close and our very own Heather Bruer scored a gig reporting the outcome on Oprah! Watch her crossing live from the beaches of Cancun with everything you need to know about the Cancun Agreements.
Cancun: night of the long wait
December 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s 2pm on Friday here in Cancun, and we’re into what I like to call the ‘night of the long wait’. It’s the time when negotiators lock themselves in rooms to flesh out the remaining issues, and NGOs are largely left waiting in corridors and cafes, planning for what the outcome might be. The wait [...]
Youth Victory at UN Climate Talks in Mexico
December 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
The first international success at the United Nations climate talks in Mexico was reached with the help of more than 100 young people from around the world. Article 6, as it’s called in the UN text, ensures that education for sustainable development is supported, especially outreach by youth nongovernmental organizations. The policy also ensures equity, [...]
The Punch: Will Kyoto Survive Cancun?
December 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The UN Climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico will be wrapped up this week after two weeks of steady negotiations. Delegates are furiously trying to reach consensus so that decisions can be made by Friday this week. The story that seems to have gained the most traction back home is the question of Kyoto’s survival. Journalists [...]
AYCC Meets Minister Combet at the UN.
December 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
At 10.20am this morning I had just settled into my hostel room in Cancun to have a full day of writing and planning. But as with everything at the UN climate talks, nothing ever goes to plan! At 10.20am I received a text message from the Department of Climate Change – “Hi Ellen. Minister Combet [...]
World Cup Video Spoof
December 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Take action to tell Combet you want climate leadership at the UN here.
AYCC’s policy platform at the UN
December 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
A quick update from on the ground, see below for more detail. Welcome to Cancun, Minister Combet. The AYCC is Australia’s largest youth-run organisation. We have 56,000 members and over 30 national youth groups as partners. The AYCC has a delegation of eighteen young people on the ground in Cancun, including two indigenous delegates and [...]
Mexico Team Blog #2: The Global Youth Movement
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Each year youth delegations from across the globe travel to participate in the UN. And for three days before the talks begin, they take the opportunity to get together, share, form strategies and build and strengthen the global youth movement on climate change. This video blog takes you inside COY to see what it was [...]
One Elephant’s journey to the most important room in Australia.
November 28, 2010 By 3 Comments
It’s along way from a humble costume shop in Melbourne to the highest office in the land.
