As COP 22 is around the corner, let’s take a look at some of the most noteworthy issues that will be discussed pertaining to environmental justice: The Paris Agreement The climate change agreement negotiated during COP 21 in 2015 and ratified by 87 of 197 parties is going into effect today. Many environmental justice advocates …
Category: COP 22
Some background leading into COP 22
As we start preparing to leave for the upcoming 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22), it is useful to reflect on what issues are at stake this year and what outcomes might be desirable. UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been a negotiating body since its inception …
Introducing Our COP22 Delegates!
With COP22 in Marrakech just a few weeks away, we at Climate Blue want to formally announce and celebrate our eighth observer delegation to the negotiations. This year’s delegation consists of ten students and one faculty member (in order from left-to-right, front-to-back): Micaela Battiste, Syne Salem, Sachi Graber, Emily Upton, Ishi Keenum, OJ Adhikari, Ember …
Apply to join the University of Michigan Delegation to UNFCCC COP-22
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a non-binding international environmental treaty drafted at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992. At the annual Conferences of the Parties (COP), the Convention's signatory nations meet to assess the effects of measures taken by the Parties and the progress made in achieving the ultimate …
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