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Generation Kyoto
 Half
way through the UN Climate Change Conference, held in Nairobi from
November 6-17, Dr. Joseph Ouma Muga, a 70 year old Kenyan professor of
geology and environmental studies, stood up in a meeting and said, “This
is one of the best days of my life.”
Dr. Muga was not speaking of the plenary sessions where over 6,000
delegates from more than 180 countries were debating the science and
economics of climate change, emission- reduction proposals, carbon
finance, and after Kyoto what? He was praising the energy, creativity,
and intelligence of the only youth panel at the conference, “Generation
Kyoto: Youth-led Climate Change Action from Local to Global.” The
panelists, from Canada, India, Togo, Costa Rica and the Netherlands,
were brought to
Nairobi by organizations such as Greenpeace and Solar Generation
International.
UN climate change conferences have been held annually for 12 years
now, and are best known for having negotiated the Kyoto Protocols in
1997. One hundred sixty six nations have now signed on, pledging to
reduce their greenhouse gases collectively by 5% as compared to the
baseline year of 1990. Elegant calls to urgent action came from two
Nobel Peace Prize laureates, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Wangari
Maathai, and the authoritative voice of Sir Nicholas Stern of “The Stern
Report” fame.
Though few agreements were made at the conference, the fact that
representatives from 180 countries could carry out such serious business
or that the UN can function at all during such trying times in such a
vulnerable part of the world is still a marvel of modern times. It was
inspiring that young people from around the world could have both hope
and such a good presence at the Nairobi meetings. And there is some
reason to believe that this year’s conference did lay some good
groundwork for global action, thanks in
part to the contributions of Generation Kyoto.
by Garry Thomas
First Published in Positive News US Edition Winter 2006/2007 Issue
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