Climate actions towards and during the Copenhagen Climate Summit
The coming Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 has generated
huge interest. Tens of thousands of activists, conference delegates
and lobbyists will converge in the city for the COP 15, the UN
negotiations among world's government for a new climate agreement.
There is a wide range of initiatives calling for action on climate
change in Copenhagen and across the planet, demonstrations and
alternative conferences, media events and other forms of pressure
during the summit.
Mass actions in relation to the Climate Summit:
November
28 Demonstration at WTO Summit in Geneva
30 International protests and climate actions against
free-market trade, Seattle +10
December
4 Climate Caravan starts from Geneva to Copenhagen
7 Climate Forum and COP15 start
11 Protest against business day in Copenhagen, NTAC
12 Afternoon demonstration in Copenhagen on Global Climate Action Day
13 Hit production direct actions, CJA, NTAC
15 Agriculture day, CJA
16 RECLAIM POWER! Push for Climate Justice demo at summit centre, CJA
18 Final COP day
20 Final Climate Forum day
Some other days of interest:
September
21-22 Global premiere of the Age of Stupid
21-28 Mobility week, Europe
October
12 International Day in Defense of Mother Earth and Indigenous Peoples
15-18 International preparatory meeting in Copenhagen for COP15
activities, CJA
24 UN Day and 350 ppm international climate action day
Organizations and networks that have initiated the activities in Copenhagen:
Climate Justice Action (CJA)
Transnational network for organizing direct action demanding climate
justice vs summit
http://www.climate-justice-action.org
Climate Camp movement
Climate action camps in UK and rest of Europe, Russia, India,
Australia and North America
http://climatecamp.org.uk/actions
History:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/10/climate-camp-kingsnorth-g20
NTAC Never Trust a COP
Antcapitalist activist network
http://nevertrustacop.org
Danish activist networks:
www.climatecollective.org
www.klimax2009.org
www.shutitdown.dk
http://www.peoplesclimateaction.dk/uk/36658/The%20Story
Climate Forum 09
Alternative summit for civil society organizations providing space for
discussion on climate justice with strong participation from the South
http://www.klimaforum09.org
Zero-Carbon Climate Caravan
http://www.zerocarboncaravan.net/wordpress/
FOEI Friends of the Earth International
environmental organisation
Copenhagen page:
http://www.foei.org/en/what-we-do/un-climate-talks/global/2009/demand-climat
e-justice-in-copenhagen
Greenpeace Copenhagen campaign
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/climate-change
GCC Global Climate Campaign
The political initiative behind the global climate action day each year
http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org
Other networks and organizations initiating activities towards Copenhagen:
350.org
International Day of Climate Action in more than 100 countries October
24 to support reduction of the amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere to 350 parts per million
http://www.350.org
Global NGO and UN campaign on climate conference:
http://tcktcktck.org/
CAN Climate Action Network
Climate network of over 450 NGOs lobbying for government action on
climate change
http://www.climatenetwork.org
CJN! Climate Justice Now!
A network of organizations and movements from across the globe
committed to the fight for genuine solutions to the climate crisis and
for social, ecological and gender justice
http://www.grassrootsonline.org/news/blog/climate-justice-now
People's Movement on Climate Change
The People's Protocol on Climate Change is a global campaign that aims
to enhance participation for grassroots groups in the South to the
climate process
http://peoplesclimatemovement.net
The Age of Stupid
Film on climate change and the need for urgent action premiering with
more than 700 screenings in more than 40 countries on September 21/22.
The film describes the climate conflicts all over the world and claim
capitalism and consumerism as root causes for global planetary heating
http://www.ageofstupid.net
