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The 2009 Copenhagen Conference On Climate Change Simulation At The Ivy League MUN India 2014 |
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In the second week of October, I had the privilege of attending the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC) India 2014 hosted by the University Of Pennsylvania, USA. At the conference a few students simulated the 2009 Copenhagen Conference On Climate Change with the agenda of reducing Climate Change Impact by 2020 significantly. According to Bali Road Map, a framework for mitigating climate change was to be achieved for the post 2012 actions of governments.
Climate change is a threatening topic for the world leaders and population. With greenhouse gases increasing at an alarming rate, it becomes necessary for countries to set up goals with rigid deadlines to achieve a level of understanding with the nature where in we as well as Mother Nature live in harmony with each other. The Conference on Climate Change took place in Copenhagen in Denmark from December 7th to December 18th, 2009. With frantic negotiations and debate, in the early hours of December 18th, participating delegates of the Conference passed a motion "to take note of the Copenhagen Accord". The Copenhagen Accord recognizes the scientific case for keeping temperature rises below 2 ?, but does not contain a baseline for this target, nor commitments for reduced emissions that would be necessary to achieve the target. One part of the agreement pledges US$30 billion to the developing world over the next three years, rising to US$100 billion per year by 2020, to help poor countries adapt to climate change. Earlier proposals, that would have aimed to limit temperature rises to 1.5 ? and cut Carbon Dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050 were dropped.
Although the Copenhagen Accord was passed, it wasn't a legally binding document. It was just a suggestion. This was due to the opposition of countries like Bolivia, Sudan and Venezula which registered their opposition with the UN as well as the developed countries that worked in making the Copenhagen Accord. Although an agreement was reached, the media and public considered this conference to be a "political disaster" . The media and asserted that the US and China "joined forces to stymie every attempt by European nations to reach agreement." Numerous public protests with the signs "Politicians Talk, Leaders Act" followed after the conference with individuals and activist groups such as the Yes Men, Greenpeace and Climate Justice Action. All in all, the conference was not a complete failure but did not deliver what was expected.
Re-simulating the conference at the Ivy League Model UN Conference (ILMUNC) India 2014, the participating students made sure that the committee of, the conference stood out among all and was a grand success. Students who participated were enlightened about the need to protect the planet from the adverse Greenhouse Gas emissions and to follow the path of sustainable development. ILMUNC India 2014 was a grand success.
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21 Comments
thank you for sharing
Posted 26-11-2014 22:33
All you are so dynamic, guys
Posted 26-11-2014 18:24
Where There is Youth, There is fire. :D
Posted 26-11-2014 18:22
I hope I can participate in this GYELS to get more experiences in MUN Conference.
Posted 26-11-2014 18:20
I bet that was fun
Posted 26-11-2014 16:06
It is very cool that all participants together join to write one common document, but it is a pitty that its a suggestion. That is the standart format of such discussion, you can not make countries atually follow it, because different countries have different situation.
Posted 26-11-2014 16:06
MUN is always a fun event for youth to develop their leadership potential while discussing hot topics.
Posted 26-11-2014 16:05
Well reported Ramal, Failures are stepping stones of success.
MUNs are great experience for sure.
Posted 26-11-2014 13:29
"The real failure is when you stop trying." Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience!!!
Posted 26-11-2014 11:58
That was a great opportunity for the youth like you to show everyone that how important the environmental issues are today, Ramal Jagan. Thank you for your sharing!
Posted 26-11-2014 08:35
Wonderful Report Ramal!!
Posted 26-11-2014 05:38
I guess, it's good for you to experience global interchange ideas in such an event like model United Nation. As it says, although there's some failures, but you manage to did it anyway. You said it was a grand success and i couldn't agree more, you had succeeding the purpose of the Model United Nation itself as a simulation. You are getting better at it, and i believe that you are going to be more prepared in the real United Nation Conferences in the future :) hope we can make it together!
Posted 26-11-2014 04:28
Wow , seems like a very rich program that engages people from all backgrounds on a global cause :)
Thank you for sharing
Posted 26-11-2014 03:41
I was in high school, back then when Conference took palce at Copenhagen. Minister of Nepal under the leadership the then Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal held submission at one submit of Mount Everest before making visit to Copenhagen. That was really exciting. Even though we couldn't get result and strong commitment as expected from world leaders. Let's hope for positive result in coming days :)
ILMUNC seems exciting. Thanks for sharing your experience Ramal.
I have taken part in cop in my city and acted as chairperson during simulation.
Posted 26-11-2014 01:39
Thanks for sharing your experience , Ramal. Glad that the MUN you were a part of was a grand success. Such summits /simulations of International bodies like UNcertainly teach us lot of hard and soft skills apart from knowledge enrichment.
Posted 26-11-2014 01:37
good
Posted 25-11-2014 23:44
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Posted 25-11-2014 18:29
You must be privileged to be part of this event. Thanks for sharing your experiences! :)
Posted 25-11-2014 15:30
IVY League MUN conference Seems a grand success. Happy to hear about Simulation of 2009 Copenhagen Conference. Few days ago I coordinated similar simulation called COP in my city- chitwan. It was also a simulation of climate change negotiations :)
Posted 25-11-2014 14:36
Thanks for sharing
Posted 25-11-2014 08:36
Well, there was some failures but it's ok. It is very nice of you to share your experiences here. I think everyone should try once in their life to participate in such a great event.
Posted 25-11-2014 03:08