air pollution
Episode 21. What is COP25 and why should I care?

 In this episode of Eaarth Feels Christine and Rose discuss the current climate summit in Madrid, Spain happening Dec 2-13, 2019. Discussion focuses on the crucial importance of 200 countries finding common ground to combat climate changes happening to our planet,  United Nations Secretary General António Guterres’ call for mobilization, the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and more.

Recurring segments include:

  • Good news stories
  • Unfreeze Yourself Action Tips
  • Sanity Tip to keep you Calm(er) in the face of Climate Overwhelm
  •  

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Definitions:

COP25 – The 25th meeting of Conference of the Parties (COP),  the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention,

UNFCCC is the international response to climate change,  a treaty that establishes the basic obligations of the 196 Parties (States) plus the European Union to combat climate change. 

Now in its 25th year, the first COP was held in Berlin in 1995.  The Parties have met once a year to review progress in the implementation of the Convention and a time/place where other instruments that support the implementation of the Convention can be proposed, evaluated and approved.

Video: United Nations Secretary General António Guterres’ Pre Cop25 speech

Quote from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

Article:

Articles on Global Warming

quote.Parade.Ep21

Website:

CO2 earth: Are we stabilizing yet?-Daily updates on Co2 ppm from Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii

Quote.Rose.Ep21

Article and Video:

Books: 

Definition:

Drawdown the point at which greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere level off and begin to decline on a year-to-year basis. 

Webinar: 

Video:

GOOD NEWS:

UNFREEZE YOURSELF ACTION STEP(S):

SANITY TIP: Schedule a playdate!  Find the joy!