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Global Citizens Appeal to World Leaders to Take Action at COP 29

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 1420 EAT on 14th Nov 2024 There’s has been climate activists moments ago who have staged a peaceful demonstration inside #Baku Olympic Stadium where #cop29 is happening demanding world leaders not to waste time but take real action. HICGI News Agency’s Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin has spoken to some of the young people from Brazil and Colombia where the…

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Millions of healthcare professionals now call for the end of fossil fuels

The global healthcare sector is starting to pull its weight on the fight against climate change. Both the first Health Day at COP28 and an open letter are proof of that.

Ahead of this year’s UN Conference on climate – COP28, which will take place this year in Dubai, no less – official bodies and organizations representing 46 million healthcare professionals around the world have published an open letter calling for “an accelerated, just and equitable phase-out of fossil fuels “. Very well thought, this resumes all the issues and everything that is at stakes. If…

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유엔의 기후변화협약(UNFCC) 및 지속가능발전목표(SDGs)

유엔기후변화협약(UNFCCC) 채택 1992년 6월 브라질 리우데자네이루에서는 유엔환경개발회의(UNCED)에서 마련한 유엔기후변화협약(UNFCCC)을 채택하였다. 이는 선진국과 개도국이 ‘공동의 그러나 차별화된 책임’에 따라 각자의 능력에 맞게 온실가스를 감축할 것을 약속한 협약이다. 협약 최고의 의사결정기구는 당사국총회(COP)이며, 협약의 이행 및 과학ㆍ기술적 측면을 검토하기 위해 ‘이행을 위한 부속기구(SBI)’와 ‘과학 및 기술 자문을 위한 부속기구(SBSTA)’를 두고 있다. UNCED: United Nations Conference on Environment & Development UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…

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UNFCC COP this year has been absolutely PLAGUED with controversy but everyone I know at CBD COP (which is quite a few bc i’m in the environmental field) is loving it lmao

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Te leemos las noticias aquí UNFCCC/Kiara Worth / El Secretario Ejecutivo de la ONU para el Cambio Climático, Simon Stiell, se dirige a los negociadores en el inicio de la última semana de la COP29 en Bakú (Azerbaiyán) «Los faroles, las argucias y las reglas de juego preconcebidas están consumiendo un tiempo precioso y acabando con la buena voluntad necesaria para un paquete ambicioso», afirma Simon Stiell. A medida que las negociaciones de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP29) en Bakú entran en su última semana, el responsable de su organización pidió el lunes a los negociadores que «se dejen de hacer teatro», se pongan manos a la obra y alcancen un nuevo acuerdo financiero para compensar a los países por los daños causados por el clima y pagar una transición hacia energías limpias. «No podemos perder de vista el bosque porque estemos discutiendo sobre árboles individuales», dijo Simon Stiell, instando a los delegados a concluir “cuestiones menos polémicas” tan pronto como sea posible esta semana, para que haya tiempo suficiente para las principales decisiones políticas. La COP29 se inauguró el pasado lunes en la capital de Azerbaiyán con el objetivo principal de alcanzar un acuerdo sobre el aumento de la financiación para hacer frente a los efectos cada vez más graves del calentamiento global. A pesar de los primeros avances sobre las normas que allanarán el camino para un mercado de carbono gestionado por la ONU, las conversaciones sobre financiación climática han sido lentas y contenciosas, y las delegaciones se han atrincherado en sus posiciones en lugar de buscar un terreno común. Es hora de hacer negocios, no de jugarretas «Los faroles, las argucias y las reglas de juego preconcebidas están consumiendo un tiempo precioso y acabando con la buena voluntad necesaria para un paquete ambicioso», subrayó Stiell, secretario ejecutivo de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (UNFCC), organismo que convoca las reuniones anuales de la COP. Hay demasiado en juego para «un brote de “tú primero” (…) en el que grupos de partes se atrincheran y se niegan a avanzar en un tema, hasta que otros se mueven en otro», dijo y la única manera de hacer el trabajo es «si las Partes están dispuestas a avanzar en paralelo, acercándonos a un terreno común». La petición de Stiell llega después de que el Secretario General de la ONU, también expresara su preocupación por el estado de las negociaciones en la COP29, señalando que los países deben acordar un objetivo ambicioso de financiación para el clima que esté a la altura de la magnitud del reto al que se enfrentan los países en desarrollo. En declaraciones a la prensa en Río el domingo, antes de la cumbre del G20, el jefe de la ONU afirmó que «ahora es el momento de que las mayores economías y emisores del mundo lideren con el ejemplo. El fracaso no es una opción». No hay decisiones sobre nosotros sin nosotros Además de las negociaciones, en otras reuniones y actos de alto nivel de la COP29 se trataron diversos temas, desde el nexo entre el clima y la salud hasta el desarrollo humano y la educación. Los niños y los jóvenes también hicieron oír su voz en varios actos muy animados y concurridos, en los que pidieron protección contra los efectos del cambio climático, medidas para evitar una mayor destrucción del planeta y esfuerzos para preservar la naturaleza. Instaron a los responsables de la toma de decisiones a que les concedan un asiento en la mesa de negociaciones sobre el clima y a que organicen una conferencia de la ONU sobre el clima específica para los niños. Según el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF), el cambio climático afecta al bienestar de mil millones de niños, la mitad de la población infantil mundial. La contaminación atmosférica, las enfermedades infecciosas, la degradación del medio ambiente y los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos comprometen la salud de los niños...

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Weeklies: Further

Happy Monday to everyone!

Our productivity stepped down a notch this past week, but that might have stemmed from a few other things, such as lack of motivation over certain topics due to an inefficient weekly planning and the looming anxiety over the job applications I sent a week prior. My lack of control over social media and phone usage in some moments to cope up with this anxiety also might have been a big factor. However, since we consider everything (and I am not exaggerating when I say every single thing I do) an instrument for learning and growth, I guess our productivity doesn't really define the things we learned this week. So, without further ado, here's our summary of how this wonderful week went.

Last week's new learnings:

A. Online Courses

I finally finished the last training video of the Dr. Mendoza series with the title "Basic Concepts and Impacts of Climate Change in Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources." [1] That means we can move forward to the next phase of this project: distilling the knowledge we learned from the four videos and connecting them in different activities you will be reading soon in this blog. The training title already defines the knowledge contained in this training. It provided definitions and connections between climate change and all related terms like greenhouse gases (GHGs) and global warming, as well as delved into the factors that affect climate change, and how climate change impacts several important aspects of our modern lives such as agriculture, health, natural resources, weather patterns, and biodiversity. Furthermore, what really brought me the most attention was the part that presented the international and national (Philippines) approaches on addressing climate change. Besides having a recalling of the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol, I was also introduced to other initiatives such as:

the REDD [Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and (forest) Degradation], which is an initiative developed by the UNFCC that works by providing incentives to developing countries to slow down rates of deforestation, which the organization inferred to be the main cause of around 17-20% of the increase in total carbon emissions within 5 years;

NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) which allows individual nation-states to provide their conditional and non-conditional commitments in developing their own ambitious plan to reduce their carbon emissions; and

the "cap-and-trade" market based mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol that manages GHGs emissions of participating countries.

Moreover, I learned that the Philippines had its own activities in contributing to combating the effects of climate change. This includes their NDC plan of cutting our GHG emissions by up to a whopping 75%! You read that right. The Philippines really took it to heart when the parties under the Paris Agreement said "ambitious." How are we doing this, so far? The Climate Change Act of 2009 led to the creation of the Climate Change Commission, which is the primary agency of our government reporting under the Office of the President tasked to coordinate efforts relating to climate change mitigation as stated by the law. This then led to the formation of a strategic plan that is contained within the National Climate Change Action Plan from 2011 to 2028. [2, 3, 4, 5]

Another key takeaway for me is this: although developed countries contribute significantly higher percentages to the total carbon emissions worldwide, it is more practical and less expensive to limit the GHG emissions of developing countries instead rather than to completely change the already-established system of the developed nations. The first thought that came to my mind was this: developing countries are already suffering more from the worsening effects of climate change and yet we are still asked to adjust for the sake of these wealthy nations. However, the international initiatives such as the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol, allows the wealthy countries to provide financial support to the developing nations to compensate for the reduced GHG emissions, which to me, seems like a win-win situation for both parties. But the most surprising thing about these initiatives is that they're completely voluntary, and although as unfortunate as it sounds, it became even clearer to me that the key to actually combating climate change to save our species from eventual extinction really lies in the hands of those currently in power.

B. Scientific Articles

I'm still working my way towards this article on the "Tipping elements of the Earth's climate system" but I'm slowly coming to terms with the concepts contained in the article. It's a slow process but this leads me to realize that I actually do not have the necessary foundation in order to easily understand this topic in greater detail and in a faster rate, because the mathematical derivation of how a tipping element is defined had connections with topics such as bifurcation theory or maybe even nonlinear system dynamics (which is offered in MIT Open Course Ware for free!). [6] Additionally, I had to tweak my learning strategy especially on hard topics like this, and I learned that digital notes is not the way to go. Instead I wrote down in a notebook in order for me to digest the information more carefully and connect the ideas better. Plus, you can never really go wrong with the aesthetics of a pretty handwriting! It also made me realize that I have to revisit my foundational knowledge on chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics in order for me to fully advance with my areas of interest. It makes me wonder how ineffective of a student I must have been during my years of schooling to actually not have these basic knowledge drilled into me. I don't fully blame myself though because when I told this story to my friend (hi Ana!), it also revealed the areas for improvement on our education system solely focused on the students getting good grades. But I'm already here, so I'm trying to make sense of this article one way or another with whatever I already have. Who knows, maybe in the near future, I'll find time to solidify this foundational knowledge that would greatly benefit me if I ever pursue graduate studies.

C. Other areas of learning Note: Since I consider my thinking as an avenue for learning, I am abandoning the last section on my 'realizations' and instead write about them under this particular section.

I am having a hard time reading through a 567-page thriller novel called Ghost Story by Peter Straub. Reading a hundred pages in a span of a week is too slow for my usual reading. One of the intriguing reasons I could think of as to why this is happening is that I am taking too much time analyzing the book. It was supposedly just a leisurely activity, but here I am trying to analyze the characters' development and connections, how the setting affects the overall plot, the language being used, and the patterns that continually present themselves as I go deeper into the novel. I made it an intellectual activity, and although it might seem weird to others (and completely over-the-top or OA as the current trend refers to it), I actually find this fascinating and I might create an informal analysis about the novel in the future. It got crazy to the point that I even had a nightmarish dream of this Annabelle doll attacking me during the wee hours (at 3:00-3:30, I know, what a coincidence) of Saturday morning, which led me to eventually jump out of bed, and forgo sleep during that morning. That's how terrified I was! It might be because I used the Hemingway bridge technique in order for me to look forward to the next few pages, kind of like how telenovelas or TV series use cliffhangers to hook their audience for the next episodes. I stopped reading the book Friday afternoon at a particularly terrifying page with no actual conclusion as to what happens next. My mind must've been too eager to find out what's next; hence, it stayed within my subconscious and decided to attack me in the form of a nightmare. Well, guess what? Getting up that early on a Saturday morning means I got nothing to do but continue the next few pages, leading to me eventually finishing the novel's second part, which leaves us the last chapter to finish (equivalent to more or less 200 pages). [7]

Doing some of the learning activities within the Dr. Mendoza series led me to realize that the Geographic Information System (GIS) might be analogous with a Second Brain. The GIS software does exactly what a Second Brain does: (1) it captures data and stores it within the software's database; (2) it organizes data in a way that is readable for the system and accessible for the users of the software; (3) it distills data by manipulating it for spatial analysis; and (4) it expresses data through creating aesthetically pleasing maps based on the user's interpretation of the data. This leads us to believe that information or knowledge is just data that is captured, stored, organized, sometimes updated, and used in whatever purpose you desire. This is not a novel thought, but finding some analogy across two separate areas of my learning journey is a fun way to integrate the knowledge I'm learning. It kind of serves as a proof that what I'm trying to do (learning several areas at once) is not in vain.

This came from an Instagram comment I saw yesterday (Sunday, Oct. 20) and it read: "self-growth never ends, we should always be trying to become better people." It reminded me that there really is no end goal in the learning process. Sure, maybe some day, there might actually be an audience for this blog and the success of this blog might be defined by the metrics of how many people visit and read what I write about, but the process of learning itself technically doesn't have an end. Yes, some courses might have learning outcomes and checking off those course goals could lead to a finished course but learning doesn't stop there. In fact, gathering new knowledge only leads you to ask more questions, and therefore, creates even more avenues for learning. In my opinion, if you start to view learning and self-growth as another ambitious goal, you will never get the sense of achievement or satisfaction commonly associated with goals. This might sound depressing, but this doesn't mean you cannot celebrate your own milestones, such as finishing a course or just getting your way through a tough lesson you spent so much time on. No, you can celebrate all these because they are still considered victories, but they don't necessarily correspond to a finish line, because learning has no finish line of its own. Additionally, as we progress towards the future, research and innovation will continue to bring new knowledge that we soon need to learn. Again, this seems like a depressing thought: what's the point of learning anything if I'm not achieving any goal in particular? Well, to me, here's where the journey matters more than the destination. Isn't it fun that we live more every day knowing we tried to step a little bit further into the top? Isn't it comforting that as we gain more knowledge, we eventually become better versions of ourselves? Isn't it exciting that we're learning because we're making ourselves more competent and equipped to face the increasing difficulties of our daily lives? In moments of rest and stillness, you can further comfort yourself by zooming out and appreciating the many steps you've taken, the amount of knowledge you've gained along the years, and just think to yourself: look how far you've come.

This is another random thought while I was scrolling through social media and watching this video on why more people are in the phase of burning out: we really are a broken generation. It sounds awful, but social media, overconsumption of information, and overall the capitalist world we live in brings in many of the stressors we as a species experience almost surprisingly in a collective manner. The theory of evolution encompasses the notion that the more successful species eventually adapt to their surroundings in order to survive. I'm nowhere near being an expert in genetics, but maybe our bodies will eventually form new genes essential for coping with the current stressors of our modern society. That's how previous species overcame extinction and survived through the years: through genetic mutations that allowed them to build a better version of their species. It's a scary thought, but it could also be comforting for the ordinary person: eventually, we as a species will find ways to adapt and survive in our constantly changing world. [8, 9]

I'm also currently reading two books on meteorology, which is another introductory activity for a more detailed course in the future. We had a subject on hydrometeorology when I was in college, and reading through these allows me to recall the knowledge I learned during that time. I learned about the following: the theories on the origins of our planet's atmosphere; how climate affected several extinction events in the past; how geological and biological activity impacts the climate of a specific time period which also by the way, involves a lot of chemistry; early weather forecasting methods and the development of modern ways to tell the weather (I have my eyes on you, Robert Hooke!); and the different ways to classify climate. It also allowed me to recall the primary difference between climate and weather. Climate is highly based on patterns and can be predicted given the right data, but weather is highly variable and random and your prediction for the next three hours may actually change because of a single perturbation. I couldn't think of a better analogy so I'd like to borrow the words of J. Marshall Shepherd quoted from one of the books: "Climate is your personality; weather is your mood." [10, 11]

Finally, it's always fun to chat with some of my friends and the people around me, because they, too, are valuable in my journey of personal growth and polymathy.

Here are some of this week's bops and constant listens:

Southern by Sleeping at Last: I used this as my focus music during my read through of the tipping elements!

New Orleans by Parachute: romantic, because of certain events happening in my life

Important by Ian McConnell: A really creative take on optimistic nihilism, a philosophy I would not be able to embody but still can be a great source of ideals and values for living;

Euphoria by The Ridleys: I danced to this music one night, and I just felt the love overflowing from within me. Ah, what a beautiful memory.

These two odd collaborations by Charli XCX which gave me profound realizations: i think about it all the time (feat. bon iver) and i might say something stupid (feat. the 1975 and john hopkins).

A recently released jazzy instrumental version of one of my favorite Coldplay songs, that gave me all the feels there is to be felt: Sparks (Instrumental) by Evan Jacobson.

May Singil Ang Pangarap by Barefoot Theater and the cast of the Bar Boys musical: Instant regret because this led to a queue of songs from various musicals that I sang so loud one early evening, which eventually led to a sore throat the following days. Hah!

Horizon by yuragi: A shoegaze track from a Japanese band I found from one of my old playlists, which gave me feelings of transition, of becoming, of change, a topic I've recently been spiritually connected to during this current journey of healing.

Gale Song by The Lumineers feat. James Bay (Live from Wrigley Field): A live version of a track from the film score of the Catching Fire adaptation, sang by two wonderful folk artists, was an unexpected surprise to me. I didn't even know this version existed until Wednesday afternoon!

A Model of the Universe by Johann Johannson (from the film score of The Theory of Everything) and Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. (sorry for the long title, I am not well versed in classical music notation!): these 2 tracks are the main reason why I got through pages of the Ghost Story novel! Fantastic background music.

Introduction to the Snow by Miracle Musical and Tally Hall: I found this I think last year from an Instagram reel about self harm, and it absolutely introduced me to a genre of music I didn't know I would appreciate. For me, it reminded me of the seasons of my life: how my journey can sometimes lead to challenging and enduring winters. I don't necessarily know if that was the artist's meaning of the song, but that's how it appeared to me. I searched for the song, and it was a track from a musical! What are the odds!

There's another long read, but I do hope you enjoyed the bits of here and there in my journey of learning and self growth. I'll see you next week!

Once again, I leave you this: keep wandering and chase what excites you!

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Footnotes:

[1] Basic Concepts and Impacts of Climate Change in Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources; Link

[2] Public Registry for the Nationally Determined Contributions of different countries; Link

[3] Philippines' First NDC; Link

[4] Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729); Link

[5] Official website of the Climate Change Commission; Link

[6] For MIT OCW courses related to nonlinear dynamics of systems; Link

[7] Ghost Story (novel) by Peter Straub. I got the Pocket Books first print edition (1980). Oddly, enough, I salvaged this book for free from one of our cleaning sessions from an agency I used to work in!

[8] Why We're All Burning Out | Byung-Chul Han's Warning to the World, by Einzelgänger; Link

[9] The Price We Pay For Being Productive - A Philosophical Critique of Hustle Culture, by Robin Waldun; Link

[10] Weather: An Illustrated History edited by Andrew Revkin with Lisa Mechaley (2018)

[11] Weather Watching (Patrick Hook, 2006)

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An interview with Jukka Kantola, CEO World Bioeconomy Forum

Jukka Kantola, in the middle, at IFIB 2023 in Florence Jukka Kantola talks to Il Bioeconomista. The CEO of the World Bioeconomy Forum was invited to a historic bioeconomy panel at UNFCC COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to present findings of the bioeconomy society to the climate mitigation discussion.  For this year “The World BioEconomy Forum Goes to the USA – Live from Washington D.C. “The…

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President Santokhi en VN-secretaris-generaal Guterres bespreken klimaatactie

De secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties, António Guterres, is nog steeds ingenomen met zijn bezoek aan Suriname. Tijdens een gesprek met president Chandrikapersad Santokhi donderdag 21 september sprak de secretaris-generaal over zijn onvergetelijke bezoek aan Suriname in juli vorig jaar. Daarbij heeft de VN-secretaris-generaal kunnen waarnemen hoe er actie wordt ondernomen tegen klimaatverandering in Suriname dat een van de drie carbon negatieve landen van de wereld is. Tijdens de verwelkoming en begroeting heeft president Santokhi zijn dank uitgesproken aan de VN voor de registratie van de carbonkredieten van Suriname. Suriname is al enkele jaren actief lid van de Coalition for Rainforest Nations, een organisatie die zich al ruim 15 jaar inzet voor bescherming van bossen ten behoeve van het klimaat. Als carbon negatief land is de uitstoot van schadelijke stoffen in de atmosfeer door Suriname verwaarloosbaar. Daarom zijn de carbonkredieten voor Suriname sinds kort onder het United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) officieel geregistreerd als verhandelbare kredieten. Tijdens zijn bezoek aan Suriname had secretaris-generaal Guterres al aangeboden hulp te bieden aan Suriname om makkelijker aan financiën om het werk voort te zetten te komen. In Suriname bezocht de secretaris-generaal onder andere het binnenland en het mangroveproject op Weg naar Zee. In zijn toespraak in de Algemene Vergadering op 20 september heeft president Santokhi opgeroepen tot daadwerkelijke acties. Het staatshoofd gaf aan dat het tijd is dat vooral de grote geïndustrialiseerde landen de plannen en voornemens omzetten in daden. Read the full article

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We Delivered-Lets Go to Work-Let us Rise Together; Big-wigs Speak out at the Opening of COP 29

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For the past two weeks took place in Egypt the 27th Conference of Parties, the official international negotiations on stopping climate change. It was yet another failure, with little actual progress towards bringing emissions to zero as fast as possible. I started covering these events when I started blogging. I was young, I was naive. I actually thought these actually meant progress on the…

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@Regranned from @inagreenminute - "Hey Buddy, d' ya 'ave sum change so I 'an get sum'en 'na eat?" We'll get back to that non-edit later.. Happy American Recycling Day, 2day, Nov. 15, started back in the late '90s with the Keep America Beautiful campaign. #reduce #reuse #recycle is one of the most effective and cheaper methods to reduce your Carbon footprint ( & not littering!) Recycling is almost the same thing as reusing BUT your reuse is in a different manner or "said purpose", thus, repurposing. i.e.: blue jean pants you give to younger sister for reuse; she wears them once, reusing them but later cuts off legs making shorts, thus, recycling or repurposing them. These recycling drop stations are convenient and free. They just need to be maintained regularly due to over stuffing, people breaking into them etc. Now, I left that non-edit in because at INGM, we like to get all up in it. I can, if need be, speak from a podium and talk with the best of them on information someone has provided.. you can EASILY figure out who they are. OR you can talk from that podium having seen it yourself. At INGM we take great pride in laying a foundation for equitable, quality environmental knowledge, support AND accessibility, from having been there and working with the people. Everyone wants and deserves clean water, air and lands.The man asking for $ is indeed an important part of this and fully illustrates why we shall continue to fight climate change and for environmental diligence. Just ask #PuertoRico on food/water quality & accessibility when demand is high and supply is low. The power is with the people.. and the people deserve the best possible... equally. * * #MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain #INGM #WeCanDoThisWithoutHim #EPA #climatechange #reducereuserecycle #americarecyclesday #worldrecyclingday *July 8* #environmentalscientist #unep #COP23 #unfcc #unfccc #environmentalconservation #littonentertainment #greenliving #newark #newjersey #usa - #regrann