Good afternoon from Copenhagen
Justice. Rights. Now we're talking. The kids are alright, just look at what's happening in Copenhagen right now. By the hundreds, the thousands - students, activists, KIDS, representatives from impoverished nations, the minority - they're showing up everywhere and they're voices are not being ignored. They not only speak from experience, but they speak for the future. Put the old people to bed - Copenhagen rocks. Check out the cornucopia of links below.
WattHead has a guest post by Garett Brennan, Executive Director of Focus the Nation, where he recaps his experience in Copenhagen. "Yesterday we had more than 1000 young people in orange T-shirts that say “How old will you be in 2050?” and we’ve also handed out 1000 orange scarf’s to the “older” delegates that say “survival is not negotiable.” It has created an awesome visual solidarity between generations and cultures throughout the entire Bella Center. I also thought you’d like to know that there about 500 young people here from the US Youth movement. Our presence is large and involved. Last night, we organized a wonderful event with 50 American youth and 50 Chinese youth to talk about our shared future together."
It's Getting Hot In Here posts about fifty young Americans who took over a climate denier conference hosted by a prominent conservative organization - rushing the stage and telling the live TV audience that a clean energy future is the real road to prosperity in America. Read the report HERE and watch the video below.
Nathan Wyeth of the next billion reports from Copenhagen on what's wrong with the orientation of the negotiations. "As they have in previous years, the negotiations pit the world's
wealthiest 1 billion people against the 3-4 billion who have gained a
some level of prosperity and are rising quickly. Who will cut back on
carbon - those who already emit a lot, or those who are emitting some
and want to emit more in the future? With the negotiations set up like
this, it quickly becomes a zero-sum game. Since the UN process relies
on the commitment of the nations that constitute it, as a zero-sum game
it becomes useless as a force to raise the bar towards clean and
sustainable development. Left out of this picture are the 2-3 billion people who are essentially not using modern energy." Read more of Wyeth's post HERE.
