The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) is a week in and so far there have been hundreds of protesters arrested during violent demonstrations and in better news actually some progress made with UN climate conference, Connie Hedegaard giving a midway conference status update on Saturday, saying that “We have made considerable progress over the course of the first week“.
Since we’re halfway in, now is a great time to catch up on the event and make sure you don’t miss what’s coming next. Check out the following Climate Change Conference resources for week 2.
Visit the official 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) website and view a calender of events, conference FAQ, climate facts, blogs and more. You can also view their webcast, follow what others are saying and blogging about via COP15 Twitter or catch the action on Facebook.
The New York Times, as you might have expected, has excellent conference web coverage dedicated to news from the Climate Talks. There’s a round-up of events, a multimedia section, and a whole lot more. Best of all you can submit your questions about the conference to Times’s reporters Andy Revkin and Tom Zeller Jr., both of whom are on the ground covering the talks, the protests, so fourth. If you submit your questions now there’s a chance the reporters will answer your question in a video feature early next week.
Read the first six days round-up.
Visit One Climate to see live-streaming news of the event.
Learn about the 5 issues you should be watching for at the conference plus see how the first week went.
Shea Gunther over at MNN discusses one of the most pertinent questions of the conference – “Do nations who have enjoyed the economic benefits of centuries of polluting owe a debt to now-developing countries they’re asking to grow greener?” A short but nice piece.
Which media have you been frequenting while following COP15 news?
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