Poster
The UN climate summits, the COP (Conference of the Parties) are global events which negotiate climate policy. Katowice, Poland hosted the event, Climate #COP24 in 2018.
Key Links
unfccc.int/katowice
unfccc-cop24.streamworld.de
Facebook: UNclimatechange
Questions
- Will the conference and side events have livestreaming and archived video?
- Will press conferences be streamed online?
- Are there guidelines or tips for remote viewers?
- Will participants use wikis or google docs for collaborative notes?
- How is #COP24 different from #COP23?
- What would locals like visitors to know about Poland?
- What is on the agenda for the next climate COP?
- What is a COP and is there a way to make COPs more meaningful to the public? (also see environmental journalism)
Essay
Most of the planet will not be attending this meeting in person, so we would like to use the web – and the social web – to get inside the doors, educate ourselves, find answers to our questions and perhaps collaborate.
Critical events need to do the best job possible when it comes to being public-facing. Yes, we want to have access to livestreaming video – the official proceedings and the in-the-corridors chats that could be streamed via Periscope and FacebookLive.
Headlines
15-year-old Greta Thunberg spoke for her generation at the COP24 climate talks in Poland – Quartz
Climate change: Five things we’ve learnt from COP24 – BBC
The influence international NGOs wield in Katowice climate change talks – Business Standard
Coal for Christmas at the UN
Global commitment to climate change dies on the floor of a committee – First Dog on the Moon / Guardian
https://www.thenation.com/article/cop24-poland-climate-change-conference
Climate change: COP24 fails to adopt key scientific report
UN climate summit stalls as US backs dispute over science report
Understanding the art of negotiation at COP24 – @SaleemulHuq
December 8-9 Development and Climate Days
https://www.iied.org/development-climate-days-2018
https://www.iied.org/join-us-for-16th-development-climate-days-cop24
https://www.iied.org/sites/default/files/dcdays18_programme_overview.pdf
Livestreaming video via IIED’s Facebook account.
Google Docs
Text Tracker
Twitter
@UNFCCCwebcast
Embedded Tweets
Overall, the texts signed off late on Saturday night at #COP24 actually have *more* square brackets than before, indicating areas of disagreement.
Here's my publicly-accessible spreadsheet tracking changes:https://t.co/haHs3FjDMN
— Simon Evans (@DrSimEvans) December 10, 2018
Watch @SaleemulHuq's video summary of #DCdays18, including a reflection on the last 16 years of the popular event –> https://t.co/W1ehMrcyAQ #COP24 https://t.co/uF1GPYopjc
— IIED (@IIED) December 10, 2018
Indigenous peoples are among the most vulnerable to #climatechange, and they also hold many solutions, safeguarding 80% of the 🌎 biodiversity. https://t.co/gjkSCJtMv8 #COP24 has scaled up indigenous #climateaction & local knowledge. pic.twitter.com/8hgme7mdFC
— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) December 10, 2018
This was the moment during the Trump administration's side-event at #COP24 when protestors interrupted to urge the panel to #KeepItInTheGround pic.twitter.com/KusY3KkjhI
— Leo Hickman (@LeoHickman) December 10, 2018
Videos
Science and Policy
Features
Planeta.com
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)