We made it to Madrid! It was an uneventful flight, and we actually landed early. Nancy hit the ground running, changed at the airport and went to the World Climate Summit. Isabel and I went to the apartment and got settled, and then she went off to an advocacy training session lead by CAN. On a day when COP-25 is not officially happening, it was still a busy day!
In past COPs I’ve attended, I have focused a lot on the Indigenous People’s Platform and structured my time around events where engaging Indigenous communities was forefront. Unfortunately, there is not a lot on the agenda regarding these issues at COP-25 (at least in week 2). I’m going to switch gears and make the focus of my week on sub-national engagement. This is something Max was focusing on, and I’m going to ride his headwind what looks like some great side events. I am specifically very interested in the resilience of urban dwellings and developing city initiatives to combat (and weather) climate catastrophe. I’ll keep you posted though-out the week!
Glad you guys made it! Looking forward to following your participation this week.
That’s a busy Sunday indeed! Can’t wait to hear how it goes: hoping for more outside engagement, CAN activism and subnational action. But what about the Parties? Greta called them out; Rockström called them out. How do we shift powerful people/nations into action?
The head of the IPCC called them out today too. Everyone sees it, we all know drastic and immediate action needs to be done. But the Article 6 negotiation I went to was not inspiring. More on subnational stuff later though, which I did feel hopeful in.
Great to see you made it there! Looking forward to hearing more of your experiences.