http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/amanda-mckenzie/ Amanda McKenzie is a co-director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. She established ASCENT, the Australian Climate Change Education Network in 2006, an independent non-profit organisation aiming to bring accurate information about climate change to the average person. She has also played a key role in the development of the international youth climate movement. Amanda attended the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali as a member of the Australian Government’s delegation as an official advisor and youth representative. She has represented Australian youth in discussions with Federal Ministers, State Government representatives, Professor Ross Garnaut and business and industry representatives from across the world. In 2007 Amanda completed an Arts/Law degree completing a law honours thesis on emissions trading with first class honours. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-went-wrong-from-on-the-ground-in-copenhagen/ “Doth protest too much”. The ageless quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet comes to mind when assessing world leaders response to the Copenhagen climate conference.  Lashings of praise have been heaped upon the Copenhagen Accord from Obama, the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Kevin Rudd and other world leaders.  It has been described as a “meaningful agreement”, “a great step forward” and “significant and positive”. What would an agreement deserving of this kind of praise look like?  The world needs a comprehensive global response that will deliver a safe climate, that is a minimally change climatic system that can support humanity to meet our needs. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Amanda McKenzie) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-went-wrong-from-on-the-ground-in-copenhagen/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-went-wrong-from-on-the-ground-in-copenhagen/#item2064 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:40:50 +0000 Amanda McKenzie | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/african-anger-at-betrayal-over-climate-change/ The second day of the UN Climate Conference is wrapping up on a dynamic and explosive note.  A few hours ago the Guardian revealed a leaked the “Danish text” a secret alternative text thought to be created by the Danes, Americans and British.  The text provoked a furious reaction from many nations due to its significant departure from the principles of the Kyoto Protocol and potential to undermine the existing UN process.  In particular, concern has centred on the omission of the principle that wealthy countries, who have benefited from emitting, must compensate poorer countries who have contributed the least to the problem but stand to be dramatically effected. After the leak surfaced there was a spontaneous and powerful protest in the corridors of the United Nations by African youth and civil society delegates.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Amanda McKenzie) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/african-anger-at-betrayal-over-climate-change/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/african-anger-at-betrayal-over-climate-change/#item1952 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:34:39 +0000 Amanda McKenzie | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/youth-delegates-have-no-time-for-skepticism-at-copenhagen/ I arrived in Copenhagen, usually a pretty, peaceful Danish city on Thursday.  As the Copenhagen Climate Conference has approached – starting tomorrow morning – a tension has been building in the air.  It feels like the calm before a storm, when the wind begins to whip up and you can just feel something coming in the air. Walking around the city there are accents from across the world, posters displaying climate change events, protests and technologies, and groups of people closely discussing and speculating. Over the weekend I have been participating in the 3rd Annual Conference of Youth attended by approximately 1000 youth from over 150 countries.  The youth movement has been growing exponentially over the last few years – in Australia the Australian Youth Climate Coalition has grown ten fold from 5000 to 50,000 in one year – and this is beginning to represented at the United Nations with a large youth presence at these negotiations.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Amanda McKenzie) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/youth-delegates-have-no-time-for-skepticism-at-copenhagen/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/youth-delegates-have-no-time-for-skepticism-at-copenhagen/#item1935 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:40:07 +0000 Amanda McKenzie | Author bios | The Punch