Arrived last night in Copenhagen to help out with alternative media here in Copenhagen and struck by the size of this beast, which reflects the enormity of the issues at stake here.  Copenhagen is not a big city and so it’s relatively easy to get from one place to another, but with numerous different conferences, from the main COP15 Climate Talks and surrounding sub-conferences at the Bella Centre, to the alternative Klimaforum09 set up by the Danish authorities for NGOs and other social movement groups, to the daily protests, to the many spaces for activists and protesters to stay at (and the hotels for the delegates) to the Candy Factory, where a mass bike workshop is recycling bikes left around the city for activists to use, to the kitchens set-up to feed activists, it’s all a little overwhelming. (more…)

Hi again guys, just a quick one from me today before I head off to Copenhagen tomorrow…

So, we’re already on the fourth day of the climate negotiations at Copenhagen, and it’s hard to know where the time’s gone. (more…)

Today was our first day in the negotiations. Sunday was a period of adjustment for all my fellow UNfairplayers, who have never been to a UNFCCC meeting before in their lives, afterall, it’s quite a strange thing to do. For me it was just great to see old friends and look around at all the new ones I could hope to make. Loads of wicked people all in one place-what more could you wish for?! (more…)

Climate change is not just an ecological problem. It is not all about drowning polar bears. It is also bad for your health – but the good news is actions to fight it are good for you. (more…)

Hello to everyone who reads this.

This is my first blog entry - I hope that it will be of interest.

I have given a fair bit of thought to what I should write about - and I’ve compiled a list of bullet points concerning some subjects (I think it unlikely that all those subjects will feature in this particular blog entry - it is more of a general list which I hope will last for many blog entries). (more…)

If it wasn’t for The Forum 2009, I probably wouldn’t have realised what a great organisation People & Planet is, and I almost certainly wouldn’t be working for them now. I’d been to Shared Planet a few months before and had a great time, and I’d been involved in the campaigns at my uni, but The Forum was my first real experience of People & Planet working together as a network. (more…)

After a 3 hour journey, I am now back in my house in Leicester, sat n the floor as my housemates are sprawled across the sofas, watching X-Factor.

It was my first time at Shared Planet this weekend in Manchester. I had a wonderful time even though i was sleep deprived and got lost frequently.  (more…)