Today will prove monumental not simply in the history of climate negotiations, or of civil disobedience, or even of global politics - it will prove truly historic in an unprecedented way: it demonstrated conclusively that climate change is a social justice issue, and not just a scientific or ‘environmental’ concern. (more…)

It isn’t on the bargaining table in Copenhagen this week, but the world is facing a crisis of a different sort that affects (and is affected by) climate change and greenhouse gas emissions: water scarcity. (more…)

The Climate Justice movement has finally burst onto the scene at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen.

This morning, thousands of activists from South and North marched to the Bella Centre and tried to get in, to express their disgust with the way the talks are selling us all out, and to hold a Peoples’ Assembly for Climate Justice instead. (more…)

Here’s a report by Jess Worth on Monday’s Tar Sands action - and some photos, by Orin Langelle and Daygot Leeyos.

About 200 of us gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen to protest at the way Canada is blocking progress on binding, ambitious climate emissions reductions - because it’s committed to expanding the most destructive project on earth: the Tar Sands. (more…)

It’s been an inspirational five days of amazing demonstrations.  From the massive 100,000+ people that took to the streets on Saturday’s dec12 demonstration, to the night-time freezing-cold vigils outside the Valsby detention centre for activists who were wrongfully detained, to yesterday’s Canadian Tar Sands and No Borders protests and the solidarity shown when people were inadvertently caught up in last nights raid on Christiania, the determination and solidarity of those here in Copenhagen has been stunning.  (more…)

This is one of those horribly difficult posts to write.

Monday was the worst day of the whole conference so far for us. I (Isabel) spent the day careering around from one place to the next trying to pull strings that I don’t have, and just generally being entirely at the mercy of the UN process. (more…)

Hello again.

Below are some song lyrics I wrote - I would be very interested to see people’s interpretations of them: (more…)

Hi all, my name is Lisa Nice to meet you all.

This is my very first blog! I been sat here reading over things 2 or 3 times just trying to figure out what I can write about to make an influence to others who are reading these blogs. I am incredibly interested in the media world and have always wanted to be a writer, writing is my passion. It’s what I dream of! (more…)

The good…

Today we’ve been busy attending, taking notes and summarising the main plenary sessions for Kiribati.  The talks have been tense and amongst the inhuman UN language there have been tears and anger from the official negotiators.  We witnessed the spokesperson from Tuvalu break down as he spoke in utter desperation to save his culture, community and livelihood.  The future of his whole country is in the hands of a few. (more…)