Rencontre paysanne avec Denis Perreau, membre de la Confédération paysanne de Côte d’Or. Agriculture et alimentation dans le Pays Châtillonnais. Rencontre-débat organisée par l’association Bien Vivre à la Campagne, Côte d’Or.
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Madagascar faces annually increasing climate change impacts, as it is also ranked among the most vulnerable countries. Dr Hery A. Rakotondravony, director of the national office of the climate change coordination hopes that all the Parties could reach an agreement at COP21.
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When the per capita emissions of many developed countries vary between 7 to 15 metric tonnes, the per capita emissions in India were only about 1.56 metric tonnes in 2010. Listen to Dr Ajay Mathur, Director general, Bureau of Energy Efficiency…
November 30, 2015 – Paris, France: The first day of the two week conference in Paris in which 185 countries come together to decide how to tackle the challenge of climate change. The conference includes world leaders, scientists, lobbyists and representatives from businesses, industry, and agriculture along with environmental groups culminating to the staggering number of 40,000 people. (Joao Luiz Bulcao/Polaris)
At COP21 the feeling is definitively motivation. During the first two days, in the blue zone, negotiators and observers (civil society) seem convinced of the need of a universal agreement to hold the increase of global average temperature below 2°C. It is rumored in the corridors inside the UN space dedicated, the so-called “blue zone”. National delegations do want to act for the common good.
On one side, the opening of COP 21 was decided before the official opening time this Sunday, November 29 to give bigger chances to the Climate negotiations. Inside the blue zone, the atmosphere is cozy, very quiet, everything is well organized. Rooms and computers are numerous, services top quality. On the other side, 15 kilometers far from the COP21, the music was not the same: Police sirens and shouting protesters overlapped this Sunday afternoon at the “place de la République” for the first time partly covered by worn shoes. Heavy atmosphere indeed. Two Police cars have embarked young people (about 300) coming there to denounce States immobility regarding climate emergency actions. They denounced some energy companies too, sponsors of the COP21 because “they are at the root of the climatic problems and much less part of the solution. Continue reading →