G20
Posted by jamie — 6 April 2009 at 3:38pm
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Prince Charles has a cunning plan to protect rainforests like this one along the banks of the Congo river © Stok/Greenpeace
The almost complete lack of green issues on
the G20 agenda has had heads shaking both in our office and across the
environmental movement, yet there was one result this week worth celebrating.
It didn't come from the G20 directly, but the presence of so many world leaders
was an excellent opportunity for Prince Charles to gather many of them together
to talk about rainforests.
For some time now, the Prince has (like us)
been promoting the idea that stopping deforestation in places like the Amazon
and Indonesia
is an excellent way to put the brakes on
climate change. His recent trip to the Amazon (documented by the Sun's
new environment editor) was just the latest demonstration of the Prince's
passion for the issue.
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Commenting on the G20 communique,
Greenpeace executive director John
Sauven said:
"Tacking climate change on to the
end of the communique as an after thought does not demonstrate anything like the
seriousness we needed to see. Hundreds of billions were found for the IMF and
World Bank, but for making the transition to a green economy there is no money
on the table, just vague aspirations, talks about talks and agreements to
agree."
Posted by Louise Edge — 2 April 2009 at 4:00pm
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During his election campaign President Obama placed a high emphasis on dealing with one of the greatest threats we all face - reducing the vast numbers of nuclear missiles held by both Russia and the United States.
As he put it in his inauguration speech "With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat" In response to an arms control survey he was more specific – "I will not authorize the development of new nuclear weapons. And I will make the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons worldwide a central element of U.S. nuclear policy."
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Posted by jossc — 2 April 2009 at 10:48am
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We've got a message for the leaders of the richest nations in the world who are gathering here in London for the G20 meeting to discuss the global economic crisis - put the climate and people first.
15 activists unfurled this 50m x 30m banner from the bridge at the Guanabara bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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