Isabelle Ellis-Cockroft’s Copenhagen diary for Ecotricity
As readers of the Zerocarbonista blog will already know, Dale isn’t going to the UN Copenhagen summit this December.
Back in October, Dale met 18-year old Isabelle Ellis-Cockroft and decided to help her go instead as part of her inspiring work with the UK Youth Delegation. She’s already well on the road to Copenhagen (figuratively speaking!), busy finalising preparations that have been 18 months in the making.
Issy is a passionate voice for change, and would welcome your comments and good wishes too. As Ecotricity’s ‘woman on the ground’, is there a burning issue you’d like her to put in front of leaders? Are you a young person who also cares about the climate and the world you’ll inherit from our current leaders? Or do you perhaps have children of your own, and a message you’d like to pass on to her and our next generation? If so, be sure to read her diary and keep up to-date with her preparations before, and her activities during, the Copenhagen summit.
Amid the depression and chaos of the last few weeks I’ve seen and been a part of so many beautiful, inspiring things...
23 December 2009
I will be honest. This took me a long time to write. I almost didn't want to tell anyone how disastrous the outcomes of these talks have been...
22 December 2009
The talks are in crisis. The UN has asked the 120 world leaders to stay tonight so talks can continue tomorrow...
18 December 2009
Wednesday was the last day any of us on the UK Youth Delegation got inside the conference centre. Watch this to see what Emma, Dave, Anna and Josh did with it -- it’s exciting! ...
18 December 2009