The Will Steger Foundation has a strong history of youth engagement on an international scale, rooted in Will Steger’s historic polar expeditions. The 2008 Ellesmere Island Expedition featured an international team of young explorers from Canada, Norway, and Great Britain. In 2009 the Will Steger Foundation launched Expedition Copenhagen, engaging a team of youth delegates from across the Midwest in the UN Climate Negotiations. 2010-11 featured a partnership between the Will Steger Foundation and the British Council as we launched the Climate Generation program and awards.
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What Happened?
Written by John HowardAs of 10:45pm on Saturday Dec. 10, 2011, the only big decision of the COP process was a recommendation by a working group that the next Kyoto commitment would be 8 years. They also suggested that the commitment would allow for a range of 20-40% reductions from 1990 levels by…Written on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 17:36 Read 1925 times Read more... -
COP: The Final Countdown
Written by John HowardFriday, December 9th: COP Exhaustion The conference was supposed to end on Friday, theoretically with an evening plenary session that began at 8 pm. However, the meeting only ran an hour, with little to no concrete accomplishments or timeframe for wrapping up the COP. So the COP continues on Saturday,…Written on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 17:20 Read 1721 times Read more...
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Final Reflection on COP 17: “A People United, Will Never Be Defeated”
“A People United, Will Never Be Defeated” One week ago in the big march and rally through the streets of Durban those words were echoed over and over along with many other chants as 7,000 activists from all over the world made their statement. Were the delegates and ministers from…Written on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 16:44 Read 1927 times Read more... -
Winding Down and Gearing Up
COP 17 ends tomorrow, but for all the NGOs and Inter governmental organizations it only means that our work is just continuing. The context of that work however may be slightly different depending on what happens inside the Baobab Plenary Room today and tomorrow. A major discussion item is emission…Written on Thursday, 08 December 2011 00:00 Read 1979 times Read more...
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Learnin' from Durban: Global Action on a Local Scale
Written by Christy Newell, WSF Policy InternMinnesotans gathered at Edina Library last Saturday for YEA! MN’s Learnin' from Durban: Global Action on a Local Scale event. Sheltered from the cold and snow, attendees checked-in on the climate negotiations happening halfway around the globe in the 90 degree heat of Durban, South Africa. Will Steger Foundation Delegates…Written on Wednesday, 07 December 2011 15:08 Read 2294 times Read more...
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