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Australian climate activist on trial in Copenhagen

takver — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:40:55 +0000

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Two climate prisoners released but still facing charges

takver — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:45:25 +0000

Climate activists Australian Natasha Verco and American citizen Noah Daniel Weiss were released from a Copenhagen prison but are still facing charges of attempted assault of a police officer and planning to disturb public order. Their case has been adjourned until March 16.

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We already gave the Danes a princess - give us back our protestor!

takver — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:05:26 +0000

Update Jan5,2009: Two climate prisoners released but still facing charges

Danish authorities are continuing to detain an Australian, Friends of the Earth activist Natasha Verco, for a third week since the Copenhagen climate conference. She will appear in court in Copenhagen on Monday January 4th 2010.

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Queensland climate change minister spins climate destruction of Great Barrier Reef

takver — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:02:24 +0000

In December Kate Jones, the Queensland Climate Change Minister, stated "Queenslanders are by per capita the highest emitters of carbon in the world." and said the Queensland Government was "committed to world action on climate change." Spoken at the Copenhagen climate talks on December 15, they illuminate the greenwashing, spin and hypocrisy that our politicians are engaging in.

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Newcastle: activists blockade coal terminal in response to Copenhagen failure

takver — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:18:41 +0000

Forty climate activists have closed down the rail line into the world's biggest coal port this morning, (Sunday December 20) protesting the failure of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen to produce a just, effective, and legally binding treaty.

Twenty five of the diverse group - aged from 19 to 86 years and including a Buddhist priest, and an elected local councillor - are occupying a rail bridge in Newcastle, Australia, and refusing to leave. They have hung large banners reading "Greed wrecked Copenhagen: Now it's up to us all", and "You could have done something great."

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Brisbane: Coal 1, Planet 0 - time to take action on climate

takver — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:11:29 +0000

Friends of the Earth Brisbane have taken action to highlight the climate failure in Copenhagen with banner drops in Shopping Malls and on bridges along the Brisbane River on Saturday 19 December, and imploring community members to take action.

Banners were hung from Victoria, Goodwill and Kurilpa Bridges, inside Queens Plaza shopping centre, in Indrooroopilly and in Ashgrove.

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Climate shame: Copenhagen agreement fails UN processes and the planet

takver — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:29:51 +0000

Climate negotiations in Copenhagen ended with a whimper and some chaos in the final plenary. 119 national leaders attended the Copenhagen climate talks but the final 'agreement' (PDF) announced by the US, India, China and South Africa, was drafted far outside the consensus process of the United Nations and amounted to only aspirational targets and promises, falling far short of an ambitous, fair and binding treaty demanded by civil society.

Australia one of the worst Climate Fossils in Bullying small island States and also in Financing Adaption | UN Leaked Document verifies world heading for 3 degree plus temperatures | ClimateIMC: Climate Colonialism: Clinton's $100 billion in funding comes with colonial strings | Perth IMC: Copenhagen sham: the Empire reveals its nakedness in the land of Hans Christian Andersen

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Australia coming home strongly as one of the worst climate Fossils

takver — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:37:18 +0000

On Thursday Dec 17 Australia picked up a 1st place fossil award for Bullying Tuvalu and Other Small Island States. In addition it shared 2nd and 3rd place with Canada, and Japan because of our inability to even keep up with the US on long-term climate finance.

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UN leaked document verifies world heading for 3 degree plus temperatures

takver — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:24:38 +0000

A leaked draft UNFCC document dated 15th December shows that current committments of emissions reductions "remain on an unsustainable pathway that could lead to concentrations equal or above 550ppm with the related temperature raise around 3 degrees C.".

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Australia collects second Fossil award over climate financing

takver — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:46:02 +0000

The 9th Fossil of the day award was announced with Australia as part of the Umbrella group winning 2nd place. The satirical awards are a popular event presented by Climate Action Network activists.'Fossil of The Day' awards are given to the countries who perform the worst during the past day's negotiations at UN climate change conferences. (Youtube Video)

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Australia is trying to buy off small Islands at Copenhagen climate talks

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:35:39 +0000

Pressure is clearly building on poor countries to back down from strong climate targets here in Copenhagen. At a powerful press conference this morning, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu accused Australia of setting up a private meeting with a number of small island states and trying to bribe them into accepting the 2 degrees C target that would mean extinction for their islands.

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IUCN report: Koalas threatened by climate change

takver — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:13:33 +0000

The Koala has been identified by the prestigous International Union for the Conservation of Nature as under threat from climate change in a new report released in Copenhagen.

The report - Species and Climate Change - focuses on 10 species, including Arctic Fox, Leatherback Turtle, Beluga Whale, Clownfish, Emperor Penguin, Quiver Tree, Ringed Seal, salmon and staghorn corals, and the Koala.

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Australia's obstructionist role causes developing countries to walk

takver — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:26:19 +0000

Copenhagen. Dec 14, 2009. Australia and Japan are currently blocking movement on legally binding emissions reductions for rich countries, which has precipitated in the G77 group of 130 developing countries walking out of climate negotiations unless talks on a second commitment period to the Kyoto Protocol are prioritized ahead of broader discussions under a second LCA track. A Flashmob of support by civil society for the African and island nations walkout was held in the convention centre.

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