Anyone know where the UNFCCC video recordings of negotiations went?

[DG Webster]

Hi Folks, 

Happy 2021! I'm prepping for class tomorrow and found that a link I usually rely on isn't working: 

http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-12-17-30-comite-de-paris-resumed-6th-meeting/comite-de-paris-7th-meeting

It's the video of the  last meeting of the Comite de Paris when the Chair basically stopped discussions to send the agreement back to plenary to keep things moving. I've scoured the internet and sent a message to the UNFCCC's help desk, but since class is tomorrow around noon eastern, I thought I'd reach out to the group in case anyone has a working link handy or can point me to where they store this now. All I found was an archive that starts in 2016.  

If anyone has other suggestions for videos that might demonstrate the power of the chair, I'd love to hear about them. Happy to collect and post as per tradition. (I'm already using the Bali Breakthrough video as an example of moral authority :)

In fact, if folks want to send along links to any video clips of negotiations that they use as illustrations in their GEP courses I will compile them and share. If I remember correctly, someone did something similar years ago, but many negotiations have occured between then and now. 

best,

dgwebster

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[DG Webster]

Hi All, 

Many thanks to Jen Allen who saved the day with her suggestion for this video on the "power" of the chair. It also helped illustrate the slowness of negotiations, the importance of coalitions, the effects of consensus decision making, procedural power, pushers/draggers, and other concepts we've been studying in my class, so a winner all around:

Or, there is the debate over whether to note or welcome the IPCC 1.5 Report. Here is the link: https://unfccc-videocloud.azurewebsites.net/videos/sbsta-closing-plenary-0?l=en&c=1958. Skip to the Research & Systematic Observation. It shows a Chair trying his best (his own proposal, trying to work past one difficult party by moving the issue to the COP and not ending it - which would raise the political stakes). But these attempts fail because of the most pointed comments I've ever seen in the UNFCCC - even by Saudi standards. This instances shows small island states using their moral authority. It didn't work and it did: the media paid attention (otherwise they would've ignored this agenda item); there was no outcome, which was better than a bad outcome and means that they could fight again. But, they never did get what they wanted in terms of the specific wording. They kind of lost the battle, but won the war. St. Lucia's comments are particularly great. 

In addition, I found this IISD/ENB recording of the statement by the Philippines delegate declaring his hunger strike during the Warsaw COP, which I've switched to as a better and more recent example of moral authority than the "Bali Breakthrough": https://enb.iisd.org/videos/climate/cop19-special-videos/

There were no other responses, but if anyone wants to send other suggestions of useful clips of negotiations for teaching GEP I will be happy to make a list for the group. 

best,

dgwebster