COP17

Question at CJN press conference: What do we do now?

Tim McSorley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:14:19 +0000

Nacpil, Bassey, Ribeiro, Solon and Maxey on what to do following negotiations that "don't seem t be leading us anywhere."

CJN! members on carbon markets, delegate walk-outs and organizing back home

Tim McSorley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:02:01 +0000

Questions from the Climate Justice Now! press conference, on Friday, Dec. 9:

Questions on why no groups have slammed the door on negotations, the proposed Durban mandate, organizing when we return home from Durban.

Bassey: Delegates must not pass a "death sentence on Africa"

Tim McSorley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:41:22 +0000

Niimmo Bassey, Nigerian poet, Chair of Friends of the Earth International, at the Climate Jusitce Now! press conference on Friday, Dec. 9:

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Maxey: US must take action, because our communities are dying

Tim McSorley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:50:17 +0000

Ahmina Maxey of the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance at the Climate Justice Now! press conference, Friday, December 9:

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Ribeiro: Inclusion of soil, agriculture in carbon markets would be devastating

Tim McSorley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:36:54 +0000

Sivlia Ribeiro of the ETC Group at the Climate Justice Now! press conference on Friday, December 9:

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Nacpil: More markets, more profits from the suffering of people, if Green Climate Fund focusses on private sector

Tim McSorley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:16:40 +0000

Lidy Nacpil is the coordinator of Jubilee South--Asia Pacific Movement on Debt & Development at the Climate Justice Now! press conference, Friday December 9:

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Solon: Kyoto Protocol to become a zombie

Tim McSorley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:39:56 +0000

Pablo Solon at Climate Justice Now! press conference on Friday, December 9th:

"The KP will lose its heart. The promise of reductions by rich countries will be incredibly low until 2020 and will lead to a temperature increase of more than 4 degrees celcius. KP will turn into a zombie...and will continue walking on until 2020 just so that carbon markets do not disppear."

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Champagne and Climate Change

Tim McSorley — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:45:02 +0000

Canadian Youth Delegation "celebrates" Canada's negotiations at COP17

The Canadian Youth Delegation held a "celebration" today in honor of the Canadian government's negotiating at these past two weeks at the UN's climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa.

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"COP17 has been a failure": Leading climate justice activists speak out in Durban

Tim McSorley — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:09:16 +0000

On Dec. 8, with just a day and a half left to negotiations at COP17 in Durban, climate justice activists from around the world spoke out about the failings of the conference and the inability of government's to put aside national interest, and economic interests, in order to reach a strong, binding and effective agreement.

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Conférence de presse de Climate Justice Now, 6 décembre 2011

Tim McSorley — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:53:56 +0000

La domination des 1% de l'élite économique et financière, sur les 99% de la population est contestée partout sur la planète. Ces mêmes tensions et les mêmes dynamiques ont cours ici à la COP-17, qui est aujourd'hui dominé par les intérêts économiques des entreprises.

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Canadian Youth Take a Stand in Durban

Tim McSorley — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:27:21 +0000

Youth delegation interupts Enviro Minister's address, calls for other countries to "turn their backs on Canada"

The high-level negotiations phase at the UN's climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, began today. Environment ministers and high ranking politicians from around the world gave their opening remarks at a plenary session, including Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent.

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"Never Trust a COP"

Tim McSorley — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:58:58 +0000

10,000 march for climate justice in Durban

More than 10,000 people answered the call to march through the streets of Durban, South Africa, last Saturday as part of a gobal day of action for climate justice and an end to climate change. The march coincided with the halfway point of negotiations at 17th meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17).

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African Activists Blast Unconventional Extraction

Tim McSorley — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:39:13 +0000

Tar sands highlighted in lead up to UN climate summit in South Africa

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA—In Durban this week, you're blinded by green. From billboards to uniforms, it's impossible to miss that this South African city is hosting the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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Dispatches from Dakar I

Stefan Christoff — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:25:41 +0000

Patrick Bond on mobilizations against UN climate summit Durban 2011

Audio reports from the World Social Forum 2011 in Dakar, Senegal produced for broadcast on campus/community radio globally.

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