David Simpson is a long-time Northern California bioregional pioneer and community leader based in the deeply rural Mattole River Valley of Humboldt County. Having written about and performed theater pieces with his partner Jane Lapiner on the subject of climate change in many places for several decades, they went to the UN Climate Conference of the Parties in 2009 (COP 15) in Copenhagen, Denmark to participate in whatever ways seemed appropriate. It was “Mr. Bioregion Goes to Copenhagen” judging from the first account.
David and Jane’s impressions and reports from subsequent COPs were sent to Planet Drum to be distributed. They are laced with irony and wit and provide an invaluable overview of the evolution of the UN Climate Conferences.
Index of Conferences Attended
[In reverse chronological order — most recent conferences at the top]
- 2019 (COP 25) Chile/Madrid, Spain
- 2018 (COP 24) Katowice, Poland
- 2017 (COP 23) Bonn, Germany
- 2016 (COP 22) Marrakesh, Morocco
- 2015 (COP 21) Paris, France
- 2014 (COP 20) Lima, Peru
- 2013 (COP 19) Warsaw, Poland
- 2010 (COP 16) Cancún, Mexico
- 2009 (COP 15) Copenhagen, Denmark
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Index of Reports
[In reverse chronological order]
- 2019 (COP 25) Report (Madrid, Spain)
- Summary Report from Chile/Madrid, December 2019
- 2018 (COP 24) Report (Katowice, Poland)
- Summary Report from Katowice, December 2018
- 2017 (COP 23) Reports (Bonn, Germany)
- Report #1, Ambition in Bonn; Dare We Still Hope, Oct 31, 2017
- Report #2, Opening Day of COP 23, November 2017
- Report #3, Two Anniversaries, November 2017
- 2016 (COP 22) Reports (Marrakesh, Morocco)
- Report #1, So Much to Lose, Nov 12, 2016
- Report #2, The Post-Obama Climate Change Era, Nov 15-16, 2016
- 2015 (COP 21) Reports (Paris, France)
- Summary Report: Marching Orders, Jan 18, 2016
- 2014 (COP 20) Reports (Lima, Peru)
- Report #1, Dec 3, 2010
- Report #2, Dec 5, 2014
- Report #3, Commentary on some events from Days 6 through 8 of the UN climate summit, Dec 10, 2014
- COP Overview Report (#4), Ambition Versus the Low Carbon Economy: In Lima with the UN, 2014, Winter Solstice 2014
- 2013 (COP 19) Reports (Warsaw, Poland)
- Summary Report: Learning in Warsaw, Dec 4, 2013
- 2010 (COP 16) Reports (Cancún, Mexico)
- Report #1, In Cancún, Dec 1, 2010
- Report #2, Cancun Climate Summit, Dec 7, 2010
- Report #3, Cancún’s Question: Is Climate Change an Issue for “Social Movements” or Just Another Business Proposition? Dec 30, 2010
- 2009 (COP 15) Reports (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Report #1, En Route to Copenhagen, Dec 11, 2009
- Report #2, What is the Copenhagen Climate Conference Like?, Dec 16, 2009
- Report #3, Action Day?, Dec 16, 2009
- Report #4, Civil Society is Exiled, Dec 17, 2009
- Report #5, Copenhagen and the Nature of Power, Dec 17, 2009
- Report #6, Copenhagen-Gone But Not Forgotten, Jan 11, 2010