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With only days to go before the start of the Heartland Institute’s annual climate denial conference, eleven major funders have dropped their support of the organization.

Together with TckTckTck, the Elders have launched ‘Elders + Youngers’ a global debate with young leaders to inspire the urgent change needed to build a more equitable and sustainable world.

Over the past several days, activists in more than 30 countries worldwide have piled pressure on global governments to adopt a Robin Hood Tax. The popular ‘tiny tax’ would enact a small levy on bank transactions, which would then be used to offset global poverty and fund climate adaptation for developing countries. Since May 18, activists around the world have gathered in London, Mexico City, Copenhagen, Edinburgh and at Mt. Fuji in Japan to show their support for the Robin Hood Tax.

For the past week our tireless team of Adopt a Negotiator trackers have been on the ground in Bonn, following the first session of UN climate talks for 2012. You can follow their daily posts on the Adopt a Negotiator website, Twitter Feed or Facebook Page for as-they-happen updates. If you’re looking to catch up on what happened in the past five days, here’s a prime selection of our favourite posts:

Marking the mid-way point between COP17 in Durban and COP18 in Doha next week, the climate talks taking place in Bonn over the next fortnight are a much more low-key affair. Youth groups around the world are again ensuring their voices are heard within the process – by performing a special ceremony outside Bonn’s Martim Hotel, where the conference is taking place, marrying together policy and science.