"Sunday, 27th November:
Half way around the world but still in the southern hemisphere, I and, somewhat surprisingly, my luggage have arrived safely in Durban for COP17. After 53 hours of continuous travel from the South Pacific, 9 airline meals and one very brief news reference to Pacific islands potentially ‘disappearing’ (published in a complimentary, in-flight British broadsheet, page 22), I’m looking forward to the start of the two-week long Climate Summit.
The programme starts tomorrow.
But first, time to reflect on my own personal, recent contribution to climate change: 1.8 tonnes of CO
2 emitted just by flying here."
Best wishes,
Julia
Half way around the world but still in the southern hemisphere, I and, somewhat surprisingly, my luggage have arrived safely in Durban for COP17. After 53 hours of continuous travel from the South Pacific, 9 airline meals and one very brief news reference to Pacific islands potentially ‘disappearing’ (published in a complimentary, in-flight British broadsheet, page 22), I’m looking forward to the start of the two-week long Climate Summit.
The programme starts tomorrow.
But first, time to reflect on my own personal, recent contribution to climate change: 1.8 tonnes of CO
2 emitted just by flying here."
Best wishes,
Julia
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