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- Dec 12 - save the date, save the planet 30 November 10:26|28 comments
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- A hunger scandal 11 November 14:44|43 comments
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Avaaz
Climate Action Network (CAN) regularly judges three ‘Fossil of The Day’
awards to the countries who perform the worst during the past day’s
negotiations at UN climate change conferences. The slightly sarcastic
yet highly prestigious awards are presented by Avaaz.org daily at 6pm
during climate talks, followed by presentati...on by local activists at
winning embassies in capital cities around the world. The Fossil of the
Day awards were first presented at the climate talks in 1999 in Bonn,
initiated by the German NGO Forum.
During United Nations climate change negotiations (www.unfccc.int), members of the worldwide environmental network, the Climate Action Network, vote for the country judged to have made the worst input to the negotiations. Usually, three Fossil-of-the-day awards are presented each conference day, sometimes only two or o...ne - depending on the number of countries with outstanding efforts to block progress at the negotiations in the last days. The awarded prizes range from little cactus plants at CoP-8 (8th Conference of the Parties) in New Delhi, 2002, to briquettes of German premium quality coal at SB-12, June 2000, in Bonn. In Lyon, in September 2000, France, the daily award ceremony was staged with the assistance of the popular Lyon-based puppeteers, Guignol. The puppet show summarized and parodied the negotiations. At Cop6 in Den Haag, November 2000, sandbags were stacked beneath the national flags of each country. Besides the regular fossil-of-the-day prizes for countries, special awards are presented to individuals and institutions. By summing up the daily awards, the overall winner of each negotiation session is determined. At CoP-8 in New Dehli, the USA came out on top after nine award ceremonies. They overtook Saudi Arabia during the last two days and fought off last minute efforts by the Saudis to regain the crown. In Den Haag, 2000, Canada got the most fossil-of-the-day awards for its ashaming interventions. The Fossil-of-the-day awards were first presented at Cop-5, 1999, in Bonn, initiated by the German NGO Forum. Since then, the Fossil-of-the-day ceremony has become an respected and recognized event in the negotiations triggering substantial media coverage. Each negotiation day at 6pm, the "Fossil-of-the-day" ceremony is being held in the conference centre, organised by a local CAN member group.
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Avaaz
asks you to organize or join a global Vigil for a Real Deal at Copenhagen on December 12: http://www.avaaz.org/en/real_deal_hosts/
Dear friends, In just weeks our leaders will meet in Copenhagen to negotiate a global climate agreement -- without doubt the most important international treaty of our time. But, even now, governments are backsliding on fair, ambitious and binding action that could stop climate catastrophe...
Avaaz
has a chance to help small island states, whose very survival is at stake from severe climate change, make their voices heard in Copenhagen -- click to help: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/their_voices
Avaaz Copenhagen climate summit: write a letter to H.H. the Pope Benedict XVI and it will be delivered on Wednesday during the visit of Avaaz friend, Stuart Scott from interfaithdeclaration.org. Write your letter here: http://bit.ly/popetocopenhagen
Avaaz
" 'Global citizens demand answers to the critical question of whether
leaders will commit in Copenhagen to the core elements of the treaty
the world needs,' said Avaaz.org, the main organiser of the
demonstration."
cphvoice.ning.com
By Michael de Laine, The Copenhagen Voice, 17 November 2009 Climate and energy ministers meeting in Copenhagen feel a sense of responsibility to ensure that the negotiations for an agreement to replace ...
Avaaz Avaaz was in full force at theUN climate talks in Barcelona (Nov 2-6,2009). The European Action Factory has been doing creative actions everyday to ensure that an ambitious, fair, andbinding climate treaty is reached in Copenhagen in December.
www.flickr.com
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
itsgettinghotinhere.org
Today over 40 environmental ministers from countries around the world, including the biggest emitters US and China, wrapped up their final hours of talks before the United Nations climate negotiations in Copenhagen on Dec 7th. ...
Avaaz
Chinese lanterns flying over DC for a strong global climate treaty. http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/11/1
itsgettinghotinhere.org
Tuesday evening, amidst a historic Beijing meeting between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, dozens of activists with the global campaigning network Avaaz.org released over one hundred Chinese flying lanterns and a floating balloon banner into the air just south of the White House.
Avaaz
1 in 6 people worldwide go hungry everyday - call on global leaders at the World Food Summit in Rome to tackle this growing crisis: http://www.avaaz.org/en/world_hunger_ple
Dear friends, 1 in 6 people worldwide go hungry everyday. With the recent financial crisis, poverty is skyrocketing, but our governments are failing to take significant action. In a few days, leaders meet at the World Food Summit in Rome to tackle this growing crisis...
Avaaz
Avaaz Action Factory delivers 350.org photos to key Senators on the Finance Committee - our voices from around the world where need to be heard http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/11/1
itsgettinghotinhere.org
Today, the Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing for the Boxer-Kerry bill. News such as this would typically be welcomed as necessary progress, as we are pushing for strong climate legislation to pass through the Senate before Copenhagen. ...
