COP – 15 Biodiversity Summit concludes, and the Anglican Diocese of Montreal was present to the end As I expected, COP-15 was never going to end on time. Looking at that time of 6.00pm on Sunday evening as the posted start time for the Final Plenary I said to myself – No, it will never... Continue Reading →
Billionaires and Biodiversity
Life in the corridors of power at COP-15 – the Montreal Biodiversity Conference In her first missive, Michele Rattray Huish, a parishioner at Montreal’s Christ Church Cathedral and a member of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal’s Stewardship of the Environment Committee described the daily rush and roar of the COP-15 The Biodiversity Conference. She updates... Continue Reading →
COP-15: The Montreal Biodiversity Conference — What it’s like “in the room.”
I remember my first United Nations Climate meetings in 2002 (Johannesburg) and 2005 (Montreal). New to the climate/environment file, I was overwhelmed and totally out of my league. That said, I learned, fast, so much so that these early experiences launched an entirely new ministry and justice-based activity which continues to the present day. I... Continue Reading →