tcktcktck — Copenhagen 7 Dec 09 | The World Is Ready

Renewed climate change negotiations got underway this weekend in Bonn, where outgoing United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer warned that little progress can be made toward an international treaty until wealthy industrialized nations commit to deliver the $30 billion pledged in Copenhagen to assist developing nations take action to stem the effects of climate disruption.

At a press conference in Germany over the weekend, UNFCCC Executive Secretary de Boer warned that, "Cancun will only deliver, if promises of help are kept."

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In 2009, the climate movement woke up into perhaps the biggest, most diverse movement in history. 

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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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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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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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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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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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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).

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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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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.

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