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The UN International Climate Change Conference, COP15
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Denmark hosted the UN's International Conference on Climate Change from the 7-18 December 2009
The conference was held at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen, and about 30,000 people from 192 countries participated. The participants were comprised partly of government representatives from the 192 countries and partly of NGOs and worldwide press. The aim of the conference was for the participants to agree on the content of the climate change agreement, which will be effective for the period after 2012.
Unfortunately, no binding agreement was reached during the conference, but 188 of the countries signed "The Copenhagen Accord".
These countries must report their targets for limitations of emissions of greenhouse gases to an annexe to the agreement itself. There will be an international assessment of countries that meet their targets and which ones do not. There is however no room for sanctions against countries that do not reach their goals.
Experts point out that the content of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are now at levels which cause dangerous man-made climate changes. For example, the content of CO2 in the atmosphere in 2009 is 35% higher, than when industrialisation started about 150 years ago. The objective of the conference is to formulate a climate change agreement, which significantly reduces the global emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses. |
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During and up to COP15, a series of international climate change events were held for children and young people.
Things Talk is a part of the network of organisers, who have a common desire to give children and young people an opportunity to send a message to the delegates at the conference. In other words, we want to give the children a voice.
A few good links:
Information about climate change events in Denmark: http://www.peoplesclimateaction.dk/uk/
Information about the COP15 climate change conference: http://en.cop15.dk/
Danish Ministry of Education has launched a teachers' website on climate issues: http://www.teacherscop15.dk
Information about the theory Cradle to cradle: http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm
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