A youth delegate from Fiji just made a comment that I need to share: "They seem to have forgotten that human beings live in my part of the world." There is still no sense of urgency here. In our meeting with Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice this morning, he essentially denied that there was any way for Canada to get to 25-40% reductions below 1990 levels by 2020 - where the science tells us we have to get to in order to safeguard countries like Fiji, and to provide youth with a glimmer of hope for our future.

An emotional youth representative from Singapore: "It sucks, [...] we want to be able to look back and say this was a time where change happened. If young people like us can come together, trusting each other, laying all our cards on the table to work together, why can't the governments do so? [...] We are here to work together for a common goal."

He also singled out Canada's tar sands in his statement - people are paying attention, the world is watching, and we need to commit to the right to survival for all people who are threatened by dangerous climate change. There is no excuse for Canada to continue to block progress when human life and intergenerational equity - our right to a safe climate in the future - is at stake.