Movement News

Media Release from Friends of the Earth - 18 December 2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must take a large share of responsibility for the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks.

The talks are about to break up without a binding agreement or even a reasonable political framework sought by Australia, foundering on divisions between developing and developed countries.

Media release from the Conservation Council - 24 November 2009

The ‘deal’ offered to the Federal Opposition by the Rudd Government on its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will render the scheme totally ineffective in delivering the necessary transition to a clean energy economy according to the Conservation Council of WA.

Key elements of the proposed package are outlined below (provided by Carbon and Environment Daily)

From Jonathon Doig:

The Hills Climate Action Group is looking forward to a big turn-out for the Walk Against Warming. We want to send a clear message to our leaders in Copenhagen that they need to take immediate and substantial measures to cut CO2 emissions to avoid a catastrophe. The banner we’ll walk behind reads “100% Renewables by 2020.”

We’ll be meeting at Midland station at 10:15 am to take public transport to the rally.

Regards,

Annolies Truman
Hills Climate Action Group

Dear Australian senators,

The delay in the passage of the US climate legislation through the U.S. Senate and the near-certainty that a new binding climate protocol will not emerge from the Copenhagen conference, presents Australia with an important opportunity.

23 November 2009, Canberra

Police are arresting approximately 150 climate protesters taking part in a sit-in at Federal Parliament.

One by one, protesters are being led or dragged away from the front entrance, following a mass civil disobedience protest today. Around 200 people converged on Parliament this morning to stage a mass sit-in, shutting down the entrance to the building."

Seventy stalwart Darlington souls braved gale force winds outside Darlington Hall on October 24 signalling their desire for meaningful climate change action.

They formed a human chain to spell out the number 350 as part of the international effort to draw attention to the fact that we need to draw down carbon in the atmosphere to under 350 parts per million (see the photo along with thousands of others: http://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/4039238034/).

The International 350 climate action TODAY - Sat 24 October - is blossoming!!

There are now over 4600 actions listed on the 350.org website! Only a day and a half ago there were around 3700 and a week and a half ago it was closer to 2000.

There are now actions in 177 countries whereas a week or so ago it was 163!

Make sure you come to the action nearest you to help make this day of action a success.