Poznan

Flying hi in Poznan, Poland. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the annual COP meeting is underway again. An unprecedented amount of youth from all over the world attended the 3rd annual Conference of Youth to prepare for the opening of the conference on monday. There is an energy in the air, the kind that is only created by a large group of young people all dedicated to one cause, saving the world.


The images that I capture from this event will be visible
here.

Sinter Klaas comes to the Netherlands

Sinter Klaas has arrived in Holland.

Today on the canals of Utrecht, the famous Saint sailed in on a boat from Spain, much to the glee of the assembled crowds of children. Sinter Klaas will now be in the country for 3 weeks preparing for Dec. 5. All the children of Holland will leave their shoes out for the next few weeks hoping that Sinter Klaas will leave them little treats and presents. On Dec. 5, Sinter Klaas will leave a sack of presents for all the good boys and girls. Of course, if you have been naughty you get beaten instead! Unless, you are very very bad then Zwart Piet will put you in his sack and you will have to return with them to Spain.

To me, getting sent to Spain in the middle of a Dutch winter doesn't sound too bad. The Spanish climate is a lot nicer this time of year AND you get to spend your whole year misbehaving!

Slideshow below.

Greenland

Images from my recent assignment in Greenland.

3 Weeks to Poznan

In three weeks time I will be traveling to Poznan, Poland to cover the International Youth Delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 14. This is an incredibly important conference for our world. Every country will be present to try and agree on a deal that will take us through to Copenhagen in 2009. Without a solid result in Poland, we run the risk of not having a concrete deal in Copenhagen to follow the Kyoto Protocol. More updates will come soon but for now, I leave you with some of the images from last year, COP 13, Bali.