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Daily update COP6

Posted by bex — 17 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
walrus on iceflow

walrus on iceflow

Update: 17th July , 2001

The big news at the conference today was Japanese Environment Minister Kawaguchi's press conference where she confirmed that Japan was here to negotiate seriously, and had a mandate to come to an agreement. We also understand that Japanese press is reporting the Prime Minister Koizumi has withdrawn his statements from over the weekend about no agreement in Bonn. It is clear that Japan is responding to public and political pressure from around the world. Unfortunately, inside the negotiations, they're backtracking and appear to be trying to wreck the negotiations - we'll keep you updated.

Article tagged as: climate change, exxon, george bush, japan, kyoto protocol, stop esso

Greenpeace Argentina send out a message for the climate talks in Bonn

Posted by bex — 17 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
international climate talks 2001

international climate talks 2001

On the 15th July Greenpeace releases a balloon with the banner saying "Bush and Co.= Climate disaster" above Argentina's glacier "Perito Moreno", the most important glacier in the Patagonian Andes, South Argentina.

Greenpeace is urging USA, Japan, Canada and Australia to support the Kyoto Protocol. The glaciers are victims of the climate change, and it is feared many will disappear by the end of the century unless global warming is brought to a halt.

This Perito Moreno glacier is the most visited place in the Patagonia region by international tourism. The glacier, a very emblematic area of the Argentinian Patagonia, is part of the "humanity treasures" of UNESCO.

Article tagged as: climate change, george bush, international policy, kyoto protocol

International climate talks July 2001

Posted by bex — 16 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
international climate talks 2001

international climate talks 2001

World governments met in Bonn for the international climate talks in July 2001. The talks took place against a backdrop of new scientific evidence that confirms what most have suspected all along, that the threat of climate change is even worse than was previously thought.

Public opinion polls around the world show overwhelming public support for positive action to combat climate change, and the European Union has pledged to go forward and ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the only international treaty to protect the climate. But on the other side stands the United States, George W. Bush and his corporate sponsors like Esso, Texaco, Chevron and the other oil companies, the coal industry, and the other US corporate polluters who put Bush into power and now expect some payback.

Article tagged as: bonn, climate change, COP, george bush, international policy, japan, kyoto protocol

Daily update COP 6

Posted by bex — 16 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
international climate talks 2001

international climate talks 2001

Update: 16th July , 2001

The press speculation about Japan's position has become intense, overnight reports that Prime Minister Koizumi had said that Japan would not ratify Kyoto without the US were denied privately by Japanese delegates but in the absence of any public statement we hit hard at the Japanese government in our press briefing this morning, hard enough so that the Japanese delegation had to respond with a press statement of their own.

Article tagged as: climate change, COP, international policy, japan, UNFCCC

Daily update COP6

Posted by bex — 15 July 2001 at 12:42pm - Comments
dont let us drown

dont let us drown

Update: 15th July , 2001

As NGOs, press and delegates from around the world gathered in Bonn over the weekend, the tension started to build for what will be a very busy two weeks for everyone involved in the climate issue. The Greenpeace delegation, from over a dozen countries, and including over 20 US university students, arrived on Friday night and Saturday morning. We spent the time orienting ourselves, setting up our office here and finalising plans for the week. The first Climate Action Network meeting, with other NGOs from around the world, focussed on what we could expect from the US, how to go about putting pressure on Japan, and what the hell we're going to do about Australia and Canada, who seem to be lining up as the US mouthpieces in these talks since the US has rejected the Kyoto Protocol.

Article tagged as: argentina, bonn, climate change, COP, international policy, japan, kyoto protocol

See 'The Wind' directed by Julien Temple

Posted by bex — 19 April 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
'The Wind' celebrates the massive, but as yet untapped, potential of renewable energy resources in Europe in the 21st Century. It also highlights the very real dangers of climate change and the impact this is already having on people's lives throughout the world.

'The Wind' is a remarkable short film commissioned by Greenpeace and directed by Julien Temple with voices from John Hurt and Rachel Weisz and music by Primal Scream.

 

Article tagged as: climate change, julien temple, renewable energy, videos, wind power

Greenpeace volunteers maintain occupation of JET drillstar

Posted by bex — 2 April 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
Drillstar: onboard

Drillstar: onboard

At dawn today three Greenpeace volunteers began their descent from the 180ft drillstack. The Greenpeace volunteers have maintained their occupation of the JET drillstar for over 24 hrs, successfully preventing it from going to sea to drill for more killer oil.

One of the three volunteer climbers just down from the rig said, "we spent most of yesterday positioned half way up the drillstack determined to prevent the rig from moving to drill for more oil, but as it started to get cold and dark we made our way further up the drillstack to join the six other climbers who had already made a safe warm base."

Article tagged as: climate change, direct actions, oil

Who cares? The Welsh Assembly Statement of Opinion

Posted by bex — 12 February 2001 at 9:00am - Comments
Wylfa nuclear powerTwo Assembly Members -- Mick Bates and John Griffiths -- have tabled the following Statement of Opinion asking for the release of information on the safety problems at Wylfa, and the safety implications of reopening the station.


The National Assembly notes the recent Concordat between the Health and Safety Executive and the National Assembly for Wales recognising that the Assembly has an interest in issues of nuclear safety because of the impact a nuclear accident could have on the environment.

Article tagged as: john griffiths, mick bates, nuclear accidents, nuclear power, reactor safety, wales, welsh assembly, wylfa

Overview to the Kyoto Protocol Negotiations in the Hague

Posted by bex — 14 November 2000 at 9:00am - Comments
dont let us drown

From the 13th-24th November the world's governments have an opportunity that may not come again. The chance to negotiate a climate treaty that will result in real reductions in polluting greenhouse gases, a crucial step towards protecting the global climate.

Article tagged as: climate change, co2, kyoto protocol

Greenpeace and the fuel convoy, day 3

Posted by bex — 13 November 2000 at 9:00am - Comments

Greenpeace challenges fuel blockaders and argues the case for maintaining current levels of fuel tax

Greenpeace challenges fuel blockaders and argues the case for maintaining current levels of fuel tax

Sunday

Before the convoy departed at around noon some of the Greenpeace team took their two natural gas powered vehicles to one of only 20 gas refueling points in Britain in near by Walsall.

Article tagged as: alternative fuels, biodiesel, climate change, transport