Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Official White House Photo by  Pete Souza Welcome to  Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage  ,($25 on Amazon) a podcast dedicated to  exploring the inspiring stories of individuals who have shaped the global environmental movement.  Drawing from the book  Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage,  edited by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence, each episode highlights the remarkable contributions of leaders who have fought for sustainable development, protected vital ecosystems, and navigated complex political landscapes. This podcast is produced by Sustainable Society Cafe. In   this episode , we explore the story of President Obama and t he 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit was poised to be a  groundbreaking moment in environmental diplomacy, with high hopes fueled by the urgency of scientific consensus and President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda.  But as we’ll explore in this episode, the path to a binding cl...

As often is the case i am at JFK waiting for a flight and I thought on the eve of the Climate March (see previous blog) and the Secretary Generals Climate Summit I would make a few reflections. These are informed from my experiences in the UNFCCC and the last two weeks in New York. Climate Summit On the Secretary General's Climate Summi t there are now some 120 heads of State confirmed (which doesn't include Australia's Head of State). For those who are not UN hacks like me the Climate Summit is not an official UN General Assembly but a Secretary General's initiative so a very very soft fora but an important one. This Secretary General has made climate a vital part of his second term priorities and is trying to lead from the front and for that he deserves credit. The Climate Summit is not part of the formal negotiations leading up to Paris in 2015. What is expected is that Heads of State will make NEW commitments. There will be a Private Sector Forum which will focu...