Copenhagen Climate Summit

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18 December 09

Canada wins Colossal Fossil award for worst behavior in negotiations

The verdict is in, and Canada wins.

The Fossil of the Day Awards reached a climax today when Canada was awarded the Fossil of the Year award in Copenhagen.

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16 December 09

Climate hero: Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed calls for Real Deal

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has emerged as a key hero in the Copenhagen climate summit, pressing world leaders to reach a Real Deal now, not later.

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30 November 09

Amnesty International calls for ambitious deal in Copenhagen to protect the world's poorest

TckTckTck partner Amnesty International this week called for a fair, ambitious and binding deal on climate change that does not leave out and further disadvantage the world’s poor.

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27 November 09

It's time to do it again: on Dec 12 let's show the World Wants a Real Deal!

On the weekend of December 12, TckTckTck and our partners will gather citizens in every corner of the world for our next massive global day of action. Our message is clear: at the Copenhagen climate summit, the world wants a real deal!

At very middle of the Copenhagen negotiations, people like you around the world will organize thousands of candlelight vigils, as well as marches, "signature walls", and other positive events over the entire weekend.

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16 November 09

Video contest highlights youth hope for Copenhagen action

The UK-based ‘1 Minute to Save the World’ campaign sponsored a video contest to elevate the voices and faces of those who will suffer the most if we fail to get a fair, ambitious and binding deal in Copenhagen - children.

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12 November 09

Fossil fuel lobby takes aim at Copenhagen - new investigative report Posted by: kevin Grandia

Fossil fuel lobby takes aim at Copenhagen - new investigative report

There's a quiet, but very effective campaign underway that is working against a climate deal coming out of the Copenhagen summit.

A very comprehensive investigative report on the efforts of the global fossil fuel lobby to kill any kind of global climate treaty has just been released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIP).

Tags: Campaign stories | center for public integrity | Copenhagen Climate Summit | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIP)

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10 November 09

Delegates at Climate Vulnerable Forum call on world leaders to attend Copenhagen Summit

Heads of State and Ministers from eleven nations that are most vulnerable to climate change are calling for U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of major emerging economies such as India and China, to personally attend the Copenhagen Climate Summit this December and “redouble their efforts at reaching a binding, ambitious, fair and effective agreement.”

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06 November 09

Barcelona wraps up. The clock is tck-ing down to Copenhagen Posted by: kevin Grandia

Barcelona wraps up. The clock is tck-ing down to Copenhagen

The final intersessional meeting here in Barcelona has wrapped and there's only 30 days left before the big show in Copenhagen

So where do we stand? Well, I wish I could tell you that our political leaders are ready to sign a fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty, but at the moment it looks like we (and they) have our work cut for us.

Tags: Campaign stories | barcelona climate talks | Copenhagen Climate Summit

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04 November 09

Health Care Without Harm warns of health impacts from climate change

TckTckTck partner Health Care Without Harm held a press conference today in Barcelona to call on the international community to move aggressively in order to prevent further human health impacts from climate change.

“It is impossible to have healthy people on an unhealthy planet,” said Health Care Without Harm spokesperson Josh Karliner.