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Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

A delegation of young Canadians from across the country are at the UN climate change talks. While lobbying Canada's government for strong climate action, they are podcasting to people at home about what is at stake, what is negotiated, what are the issues, and how Canada's government is representing Canadians.
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

COP17: Waves of despair, tides of change

December 10, 2011
| On the last official day of COP, we witness 2 major protests both inside and outside the ICC, Canada wins the Colossal fossil, and we receive a policy update.

6:46 minutes (6.19 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Canadian Youth Delegation to COP17: Youth: 1, Minister: 0

December 9, 2011
| We hear from members of the CYD who disrupted Peter Kent's speech in plenary. We also interview a woman whose job as a waste picker in India is threatened by projects imposed by the CDM.

6:31 minutes (5.97 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Earth rights, our rights

December 7, 2011
| Today's podcast explores the idea of ecocide, climate refugees and redefining justice. We speak with lawyer Polly Higgins who helped set up a mock trial in the U.K. Supreme Court to define ecocide.

5:35 minutes (5.12 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Stealing Kent's thunder

December 6, 2011
| The Canadian Youth Delegation to COP17 participate in a Greenpeace action outside the World Business Conference for Sustainable Development and later crash Peter Kent's press conference in style.

3:45 minutes (3.44 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Global Day of Action in Durban

December 4, 2011
| Voices and sounds from the Global Day of Action and Durban. Plus, a policy update from the first week of COP.

6:35 minutes (6.03 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Climate Justice Hearings: Voices from the frontlines

December 2, 2011
| Today's podcast takes us to the Climate Justice Hearings in the "People's Space" at Kwazulu-Natal University in Durban.

6:26 minutes (5.9 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Canadian Youth Delegation to COP17: The young and restless

December 2, 2011
| The Canadian Youth Delegation to COP17 hold a bake sale to "buy back their future" and we speak to a high school student on Namibia's official delegation.

5:47 minutes (5.31 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Climate injustice from Africa to Canada

November 30, 2011
| The impact of the oil industry on indigenous communities and the CYD apologizes to the world on behalf of Canada.

5:52 minutes (5.37 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

A global dig at the biggest fossil

November 29, 2011
| Canada's climate negotiating strategy from a global perspective. Plus, Canada is awarded the Fossil of the Day award.

13:06 minutes (11.99 MB)
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change
Youth Delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change

Canadian Youth Delegation daily podcast from COP16-#10

December 10, 2010
| The issues regarding the form of a future international climate change agreement that have received so much focus here in Cancun, were beautifully contrasted today by Canadians at the conference.

7:17 minutes (6.68 MB)
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