Abigail Borah

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Abigail Borah (* 1990 ) is an American activist .

Life

Borah is the spokeswoman for the International Youth Climate Movement ( English for " International Youth Climate Movement ") and for the SustainUS group (about sustainability for us or ... for the United States ). She is studying environmental science at Middlebury College .

In 2011, her disruption to an appearance by the US chief negotiator, Todd Stern , at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban caused an international stir.

“I'm afraid for my future. 2020 is too late to wait until then. We urgently need a path to an ambitious, fair and legally binding agreement. You have to take responsibility and act now. "

- Excerpt from her short statement.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Borah presents to UN climate panel . Note on her appearance at the conference on the middleburycampus.com website
  2. ↑ http://sustainus.org/home/115-news-general/617-sustainus-delegate-abigail-borah-speaks-on-behalf-of-the-youth ( Memento from July 15, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: brief description ) on the website of Middlebury College@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.middlebury.edu
  4. ↑ a b Feature by Democracy Now , December 9, 2011; Cut version on youtube . Original sound according to Democracy Now: " I am scared for my future ... 2020 is too late to wait. We need an urgent path to a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty. You must take responsibility to act now . “The translation was not authorized.
  5. ↑ Govt urged to commit to binding treaty . China Daily December 9, 2011
  6. ↑ Enrique Torres: Interfieren en Durban discurso de Estados Unidos . Prensa Latina December 9, 2011
  7. ↑ Intereses nacionales dificultan acuerdo climático  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), Univision December 9, 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / feeds.univision.com
  8. ↑ Audrey: Abigail Borah '13 Ejected from COP 17 for Disrupting Speech ( January 9, 2012 memento in the Internet Archive ), Middlebury College's alternative news blog, December 8, 2011
  9. ↑ John M. Broder: US Climate Envoy Seems to Shift Stance on Timetable for New Talks . New York Times December 8, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Borah, Abigail
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1990