December 2009

Special welcome awaits leaders flying down to Copenhagen

Posted by jamie — 4 December 2009 at 11:59am - Comments

With world leaders and his/her partner of unspecified gender arriving in Copenhagen over the next few days, it's the perfect time to grab their attention and focus their minds on the task ahead. Particularly as most are funnelled through one small area, namely Copenhagen airport.

Subsidising extinction

Posted by Willie — 4 December 2009 at 11:39am - Comments

Bluefin tuna - sometimes you just can't believe how absurd the story gets.

News today from WWF and a Green MEP show that over an eight-year period the EU bluefin tuna fishing industry received subsidies totalling €34.5m. Yes folks, your tax helped fund the overfishing of a species now teetering on the very brink of extinction. A species that 21 out of 27 EU countries now think should be subject to an international trade ban.

Here comes the Wave...

Posted by jamie — 3 December 2009 at 3:09pm - Comments

Only a few days remain before the Copenhagen climate jamboree begins. Delegates, lobbyists, activists and observers are already congregating in the Danish capital to well and truly chew the fat and I'm heading off myself tomorrow afternoon. Keep an eye on this blog for ongoing updates - it's going to be interesting to say the least.

But that does mean I'll miss the sight of thousands of people sweeping through the streets of London this Saturday 5 December when they take part in the Wave. Part of an ongoing series of actions and protests around the world, it will demonstrate how many people want to see our government play its part in delivering a safe climate future for us all.

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