“By walking out of COP19, we’re walking into a fight with the real enemies to progress: the coal, oil and gas companies that have a stranglehold over our governments and economy. It’s time to stop sitting in negotiating halls and stand with the Philippines and millions more who are calling for real climate action in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.” For the first time ever, environmental groups have walked out of a UN Climate Summit. The move has come in the wake of a continued lack of meaningful progress at the talks, with continued rifts between rich and poor countries on who should bear the costs of climate action. The environmental movements are taking their activism back to the streets to create more pressure on governments to act. TAKE ACTION Sign this petition by Yeb Sano, Climate Commissioner for the Philippines at the Warsaw climate talks, to demand immediate action on climate change: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stand_with_the_Philippines/?dSbJMab Read more: grist.org/article/climate-walkout-big-green-groups-bail-on-cop-19/
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:40:44 +0000
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