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Banish those 2009 blues, go green in 2010
Last December world leaders failed to come up with a global agreement that will prevent a climate crisis. Together, we need to show the politicians how its done. Here are 3 simple ways to banish those Copenhagen blues and make 2010 the year for serious climate action.
1. Ask the RBS question - make sure that public money is financing a cleaner, safer future for all.
2. Join the People & Planet FAN Club - for as little as £3 a month you can support our inspirational network and cutting-edge climate change campaigns.
3. Go Green by taking the 10:10 challenge. Cut your carbon footprint by 10% in 2010 and get your school, college or university to pledge the same.
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Will heading off to uni in September increase or decrease your carbon footprint? People & Planet's Green League 2010, published this week, reveals that your choice of uni could make all the difference!
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Copenhagen 09: A bad deal for them, a new start for us
After a frustrating fortnight of talks, leaders have walked away from the fifteenth UN climate change conference with a weak deal pushed through in the closing hours by the USA and a handful of powerful countries. The ‘Copenhagen accord’ is not the fair, ambitious and legally binding deal People & Planet groups across the country have been calling for.
The accord accepts that keeping global temperature rises below 2 degrees celcius is a good idea in theory but sets out no targets to make it happen. The rich countries, who have most responsibility for causing climate change, have failed to commit to big enough cuts in emissions or sufficient funds to help the poor countries which will be hardest hit.
The closed-door deal was reached between heads of state from two dozen of the most rich and powerful countries. Developing nation were totally left out of the discussion and the outcome was, in the words of the Sudanese negotiator, like asking “Africa to sign a suicide pact”.
Who was to blame for this failure? Fingers have been pointed at China for wrecking the deal by insisting on the removal of all binding targets. Others have accused the USA of never really wanting a strong deal and making China the fall guy. Either way, the outcome is the same, this is a moment of great disappointment in our political leaders ability to tackle the challenge of climate change. But it’s not the end of the world! It’s just the beginning.
We know young people have the energy and drive to face the problem and find the solutions. The demand for action has shifted from our leaders to us. They had their chance now its up to us.
