Events

In 2004, the Durban Group for Climate Justice convened
in Durban, South Africa to question the central role of
carbon trading and carbon offsets in governments’
responses to the climate crisis. Members of the Durban
Group are traveling in various cities throughout the US
and Canada in January, February, and March 2008 to
share experiences of the failures of carbon trading in
Europe, India, Brazil, Uganda and elsewhere, and to
learn more about U.S. carbon trading plans and climate
politics.

A new documentary competition is born in the south of Europe. We are searching for films about the global warming and the energy crisis in our world. For all video and filmakers who need a dedicated film festival about energy and climate to show their latest films you can submit your docs to our Festival called CINESTRAT. Films about peak oil, global warming, pollution, waste, nature etc are accepted. The regulations and get all info at www.cinestrat.es. Deadline for submissions is febr 29 - 2008. 7000 euro for the best documentary and other interesting awards.

Bali, Indonesia-Global Justice Ecology Project, based in Hinesburg,
VT sent three representatives to Bali, Indonesia to participate in
the 13th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change.
The convention, which begins December 3rd, is set to focus on the
issues of reducing emissions from deforestation, advancing carbon
trading, and promotion of biofuels, as ways to address climate change.
Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle, Co-Directors of Global Justice
Ecology Project (GJEP) and Dr. Rachel Smolker, Biofuels Specialist

Carbon Trading Critic Larry Lohmann’s Speaking Tour 2007 (Nov 10-19)

COMPLETE LIST OF DATES BELOW!

Greenpeace volunteers from APEC member countries today called on Australia Prime Minister Mr John Howard not to use the APEC summit in Sydney next week to derail the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. In Manila, Greenpeace delivered a letter to the Australian Embassy, while in Thailand, volunteers dressed in Koala costumes unfurled a banner reading "Kyoto- Just Do It" at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok.

Between 14 and 21 August, climate activists are meeting for the 2007 Camp for Climate Action, next to London's international Heathrow
airport, UK. The weak and
limited injunction sought by BAA, the company that runs Heathrow, was unable to deter the gathering.

Actions so far have included
the occupation of Carmel Agrexco,
XL Airways, the
Department of Transport, and Heathrow's
World Freight Centre. Local workers at Nippon
Express Cargo have also called a strike which was supported by Climate Camp activists. Solidarity actions have
been launched at a number of local airports throughout the UK, including Bristol, Biggin Hill and Farnborough.

More mass actions are expected on Sunday and Monday. Besides the protests, the Climate Camp aims to be an example of a low-impact living with hot showers run by solar panels, a grey water recycling system and compost toilets. Indymedia UK reports on the

latest news about the Climate Camp and have setup up a
field IMC
on site, powered by wind generators and solar arrays.

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Late Saturday night, a field close to heathrow airport site was occupied by about 100 people, the first wave of setting up the 2007 Camp For Climate Acti

We are the Climate Outreach Information Network, a small UK based non profit organisation that engages the public about climate change. Our work is based around a single fundamental principal: that people will not change when they are told what to do: they need to feel supported and personally involved.

We love the idea of using music to build awareness of climate change – we have organized many such events ourselves. So we welcome the Live Earth concerts and think that they will reach many new people.

Greenpeace slammed CoalTrans, the largest gathering of coal producers and users in Asia starting this Sunday in Bali, for promulgating the myth of ‘clean coal’ and aggressively pushing false ‘end-of-pipe’ solutions that will do little to avert catastrophic climate change.

“The message is clear: we must choose clean and safe energy solutions--anything else is a betrayal to the earth’s future generations.” Greenpeace and SolarGeneration youth issued this challenge to world governments today as they presented renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions at the opening of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III meeting held today in Bangkok.