Climate politics ten years from Copenhagen: Activism, emergencies and possibilities

Abstract

2019 marks ten years since the arguable failure of COP15, the Copenhagen United Nations climate negotiations. Both authors were present in Copenhagen for the negotiations and civil society activity around the conference. Raven travelled to Denmark as part of the New Zealand Youth Delegation which, for the first time, provided the opportunity for young people from Aotearoa to be represented as part of civil society both inside and outside the conference. Sylvia was in Denmark as part of a study exchange and to meet her mother’s family.