Keele Student attends COP17

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Posted on 19 December 2011

Helen Shanshan Ding, a third year undergraduate student in International Relations and Media and Communications, who is also an active member of the Keele Model United Nations Society, attended the 17th United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa.

Funded by the British Council, Helen used the opportunity to do research for her final year dissertation on the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, with a specific focus on China's involvement in international climate policy.

Over the two weeks of COP17, she attended a range of meetings including a Q& A session with the Head of Chinese Delegation, Mr. Zhenhua Xie, and group discussions with Lord Nicolas Stern and Secretary of State, Chris Huhne, where she asked questions about China's position in the unfolding climate change negotiations.

Another highlight of her trip was joining in a march, where NGOs and environmental activists from around the world called for negotiators to listen to the people, not the polluters, and to take urgent and collaborative measures to tackle climate change.

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