This video is called Copenhagen Demo Against Climate Catastrophe: Stop Planet Destruction.
From the Huffington Post in the USA:
The UN international climate change conference is in chaos as the G77, which represents 130 developing countries “pulled the emergency plug” suspending the talks over wealthy countries’ reluctance to discuss a legally binding emissions treaty.
Key Copenhagen policy on forest protection hangs in balance: here.
The brutal measures employed by the Danish police in Copenhagen on Saturday must serve as a warning to the working class and youth in Europe and internationally: here.
Connie Hedegaard resigns as president of Copenhagen climate summit: here.
Copenhagen: System change — not climate change: the Klimaforum09
Declaration
A people’s declaration from Klimaforum09, Copenhagen, December 10, 2009
There are solutions to the climate crisis. What people and the planet
need is a just and sustainable transition of our societies to a form
that will ensure the rights of life and dignity of all peoples and
deliver a more fertile planet and more fulfilling lives to future
generations.
* Read more http://links.org.au/node/1399
`The main issue for us is Mother Earth’ — Bolivia’s delegation to
Copenhagen climate talks
ANGELICA NAVARRO, chief climate negotiator for Bolivia: On the process,
I have to say that we are quite surprised, because this is not what we
were expecting. One hundred and ninety-two countries are united here to
try to come to a deal. And there is this pallid process that basically
seems to be untransparent, undemocratic, nonparticipatory, top down,
that it seems to be imposing itself on what we are trying to achieve
with 192 countries. We think that we have to come back to the real
track, and that is a track with participation, inclusiveness and democracy.
* Read more http://links.org.au/node/1405
Dear Friend:
As the earth and seas grow warmer and lakes and wetlands dry up, many wildlife species have gotten caught in the crossfire. This week, WCS released a list of animals facing threats from climate change. It’s a long one. And for many of the birds and mammals and reptiles in the group, life is changing in some unexpected ways.
In the Arctic, musk oxen must now share their turf with a new population of predators, grizzly bears that have moved northward into the tundra. In tropical waters where the hawksbill sea turtle lives, higher temperatures are resulting in more female hatchlings. As male sea turtle mates become harder to find, the odds of long-term survival grow dim. And for the world’s flamingos, the wetlands they use for breeding and feeding may be drying up.
As policymakers consider ways to slow the impacts of climate change, WCS is helping to ensure that solutions take the needs of wildlife into account. We have a great challenge on our hands, but if we act now, we can make a difference for many species on the brink.
Here’s how you can help. First, read our latest report: “Species Feeling the Heat: Connecting Deforestation and Climate Change” and share it with your friends and family. Then, take action and send a message to your Senators by filling out this simple form.
Thank you for your work!
Read the report:
http://www.wcs.org/new-and-noteworthy/climate-change-and-species.aspx?src=speciesEmail
African delegates stage protest
Denmark: African delegates to the climate summit have protested against what they insisted were attempts by wealthy nations to avoid deeper CO2 emission cuts.
Indian Ocean Maldives island nation delegate Mohammed Nashid implored rich nations to stop treating climate change as “politics.”
“Compromise is the nature of politics, but on climate change, we cannot negotiate,” he stressed.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/84549