I know there’s a lot going on here today, and I don’t want to draw attention from the negotiations. But, I can’t let another day pass without someone mentioning the Avoided Deforestation Partners event we attended on Wednesday afternoon. The topic was Redd+ and Green Growth. Check out the agenda below, you’ll understand why we …
I expected to be overwhelmed coming to COP 17 in South Africa. While it’s true that I still get a little turned around looking for the document center on my way to pick up the Daily Programme each morning, I can keep up with the alphabet soup of acronyms and I can spot my fellow Duke delegates in …
We want to thank everyone who joined at the Tavern to raise a glass as we celebrated the end of our term and readied to depart for Durban. The silent auction, raffle tickets, and donations were a huge success, helping raise over $700. Special thanks to the Tavern who donated 15% of bar proceeds to …
On October 21st, 2011, 11 Duke Delegates made the long (and lovely) trek up to New Haven, CT to participate in the Duke-Yale/Yale-Duke UN Mock Negotiation. From the 21st to the 22nd, students from both schools played the parts of countless countries, aiming to revise texts concerning the Kyoto Protocol as well as Long-Term Cooperative …