Why the UN Climate Negotiations Give Me Hope (In Spite of Everything)
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| English: Global climate change 2000-2009 and 1950-1980/ Русский: Изменение средних температур за периоды 2000-2009 и 1950-1980. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
We haven't given up hope on the UN climate
negotiations, but these meetings were a particular
travesty, and we know that they won't make
significant process until we can stand up to the
fossil fuel industry and break their stranglehold over
our governments and economies.
negotiations, but these meetings were a particular
travesty, and we know that they won't make
significant process until we can stand up to the
fossil fuel industry and break their stranglehold over
our governments and economies.
'The breadth and scope of today's walkout was an
unprecedented development in the UN process.
Individual groups have marched out of UN climate
negotiations in the past (I've lost track of how many
times groups like Friends of the Earth or 350.org
have marched, protested, or gotten kicked out of
meetings). But never before have so many groups,
from giant NGOs like the World Wildlife Federation
to people's movements from across the Global
South, marched out together with a unified voice.
Today's action was a small one - walking out of a
conference - but it signified a new level of unity in
the global climate movement.'
unprecedented development in the UN process.
Individual groups have marched out of UN climate
negotiations in the past (I've lost track of how many
times groups like Friends of the Earth or 350.org
have marched, protested, or gotten kicked out of
meetings). But never before have so many groups,
from giant NGOs like the World Wildlife Federation
to people's movements from across the Global
South, marched out together with a unified voice.
Today's action was a small one - walking out of a
conference - but it signified a new level of unity in
the global climate movement.'
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