Dear Green Youth Just as we expected a Non Legally binding deal has been reached, this is so frustrating. The US were so willing for something but the emerging economies like India, Brazil, South Africa and China says it will unfair at this moment to form legally binding deal. India say's about 100 million people of its populace are poor and they go without electricity, therefore, making it difficult for the binding deal at this years COP. Sorry greenpeace it's realy disturbing Let hope for Greenpeace COP 16 if we have hope we have life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Rx2ALxQQE "when the voice of the people become so loud the government has no alternative but to listen" Martin Luther King Jnr.
John F. Kennedy once observed that “our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man.” Kenneth Nana Amoateng AYICC West Coordinator Abibimman Foundation Ghana National Youth Coalition on Climate Change (GNYCCC) GCAP/MDGs-Ghana P.O.BOX BT 1 Tema Flat 1/A 74 Site 3 (OPP T.DC),Commmunit 1 Tema-Ghana/African E-Mail: [email protected] Tel# 233-22-213918 Skype: kenneth.nana.amoateng Mob# 2332-244023651 skype:kenneth.nana.amoateng I'm on assignment to my generation On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > [On such a vital issue like the survival of the humanity, the "leaders" of > the world stood divided, as divided it could be, bitterly defending their > respective "national" interests. > > Three major blocs emerged though: the Developed led by the US, followed by > Australia, Japan and somewhat grumbling EU; the BASIC - Brazil, South > Africa, India and China - displaying the highest level of bonding regardless > of traditional rivalries, and a recent bout of bitterness, between India and > China; and most other "developing nations - Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Sudan > and the small island nations including highly vocal minuscule Tuvalu (with > an area of 26 sq. km and a population of less than 12,500) in the lead. > > At the end, there was an unholy deal between the first two caused by a > rather unprecedented protocol breaking personal intervention of Barack > Obama. He literally barged into an ongoing meeting of the BASIC, completely > uninvited, and won over the sulking Chinese Premier and his alliance > partners. Of course, at a cost. > His personal brilliance was instrumental in "saving" the meet from a formal > "collapse" and producing the tragic results being now fraudulently packaged > as a Treaty. > The grudging third bloc vociferously protested and exposed the fraud as > much as they could. > > Perhaps some hope still remains.] > > I/III. > > http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/joss-garman-copenhagen--historic-failure-that-will-live-in-infamy-1845907.html > > > <http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/joss-garman-copenhagen--historic-failure-that-will-live-in-infamy-1845907.html>Joss > Garman: Copenhagen - Historic failure that will live in infamy > > Green activist's searing despatch from Denmark > > Sunday, 20 December 2009 > > The most progressive US president in a generation comes to the most > important international meeting since the Second World War and delivers a > speech so devoid of substance that he might as well have made it on > speaker-phone from a beach in Hawaii. His aides argue in private that he had > no choice, such is the opposition on Capitol Hill to any action that could > challenge the dominance of fossil fuels in American life. And so the nation > that put a man on the Moon can't summon the collective will to protect men > and women back here on Earth from the consequences of an economic model and > lifestyle choice that has taken on the mantle of a religion. > > Then a Chinese premier who is in the process of converting his Communist > nation to that new faith (high-carbon consumer capitalism) takes such > umbrage at Barack Obama's speech that he refuses to meet – sulking in his > hotel room, as if this were a teenager's house party instead of a final > effort to stave off the breakdown of our biosphere. > > Late in the evening, the two men meet and cobble together a collection of > paragraphs that they call a "deal", although in reality it has all the > meaning and authority of a bus ticket, not that it stops them signing it > with great solemnity. > > Obama's team then briefs the travelling White House press pack – most of > whom, it seems, understand about as much about global-climate politics as > our own lobby hacks know about baseball. Before we know it, *The New York > Times* and CNN are declaring the birth of a "meaningful" accord. > > Meanwhile, a friend on an African delegation emails to say that he and many > fellow members of the G77 bloc of developing countries are streaming into > the corridors after a long discussion about the perilous state of the talks, > only to see Obama on the television announcing that the world has a deal. > > It's the first they've heard about it, and a few minutes later, as they > examine the text, they realise very quickly that it effectively condemns > their continent to a century of devastating temperature rises. > > By now, the European leaders – who know this thing is a farce but have to > present it to their publics as progress – have their aides phoning the > directors of civil society organisations spinning that the talks have been a > success. > > A success? This deal crosses so many of the red lines laid out by Europe > before this summit started that there are scarlet skid marks across the > Bella Centre, and one honest European diplomat tells us this is a "shitty, > shitty deal". Quite so. > > This "deal" is beyond bad. It contains no legally binding targets and no > indication of when or how they will come about. There is not even a > declaration that the world will aim to keep global temperature rises below > C. Instead, leaders merely recognise the science behind that vital > threshold, as if that were enough to prevent us crossing it. > > The only part of this deal that anyone sane came close to welcoming was the > $100bn global climate fund, but it's now apparent that even this is largely > made up of existing budgets, with no indication of how new money will be > raised and distributed so that poorer countries can go green and adapt to > climate change. > > I know our politicians feel they have to smile and claim success; they feel > that's the only way to keep this train on the tracks. But we've passed that > point – we need to go back to first principles now. We have to admit to > ourselves the scale of the problem and recognise that at its core this > carbon crisis is, in fact, a political crisis. > > Until politicians recognise that, they're kidding themselves, and, more > than that, they're kidding us too. > > Not all of our politicians deserve the opprobrium of a dismayed world. Our > own Ed Miliband fought hard, on no sleep, for a better outcome; while > Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered to financially assist > other developing countries to cope with climate change, and put a relatively > bold carbon target on the table. But the EU didn't move on its own > commitment (one so weak we'd actually have to work hard not to meet it), > while the United States offered nothing and China stood firm. > > Before the talks began, I was of the opinion that we would know Copenhagen > was a success only when plans for new coal-fired power stations across the > developed world were dropped. If the giant utilities saw in the outcome of > Copenhagen an unmistakable sign that governments were now determined to act, > and that coal plants this century would be too expensive to run under the > regime agreed at this meeting, then this summit would have succeeded. > > Instead, as details of the agreement emerged last night, we received > reports of Japanese opposition MPs popping champagne corks as they savoured > the possible collapse of their new government's carbon targets. > > It's not just that we didn't get to where we needed to be, we've actually > ceded huge amounts of ground. There is nothing in this deal – nothing – that > would persuade an energy utility that the era of dirty coal is over. And the > implications for humanity of that simple fact are profound. > > I know we Greens are partial to hyperbole. We use language as a bludgeon to > direct attention to the crisis we are facing, and you will hear much more of > it in the coming days and weeks. But, really, it is no exaggeration to > describe the outcome of Copenhagen as a historic failure that will live in > infamy. > > In a single day, in a single space, a spectacle was played out in front of > a disbelieving audience of people who have read and understood the stark > warnings of humanity's greatest scientific minds. And what they witnessed > was nothing less than the very worst instincts of our species articulated by > the most powerful men who ever lived. > > *Joss Garman is a Greenpeace activist and co-founder of Plane Stupid* > > II. > > http://links.org.au/node/1420 > > The truth about what happened at Copenhagen > > *Fidel Castro Ruz* > > December 19, 2009 -- Until very recently, the discussion revolved around > the kind of society we would have. Today, the discussion centres on whether > human society will survive. These are not dramatic phrases. We must get used > to the true facts. Hope is the last thing human beings can relinquish. With > truthful arguments, men and women of all ages, especially young people, have > waged an exemplary battle at the Copengahen COP15 summit and taught the > world a great lesson. > > It is important now that Cuba and the world come to know as much as > possible of what happened in Copenhagen. The truth can be stronger than the > influenced and often misinformed minds of those holding in their hands the > destiny of the world. > > If anything significant was achieved in the Danish capital, it was that the > media coverage allowed the world public to watch the political chaos created > there and the humiliating treatment accorded to heads of states or > governments, ministers and thousands of representatives of social movements > and institutions who in hope and expectation travelled to Copenhagen. The > brutal repression of peaceful protesters by police was a reminder of the > behaviour of the Nazi assault troops who occupied Denmark on April 1940. > > But no one could have thought that on December 18, 2009, the last day of > the summit, this would be suspended by the Danish government – a NATO ally > associated with the carnage in Afghanistan – to offer the conference’s > plenary hall to US President Obama for a meeting where only he and a > selected group of guests, 16 in all, would have the exclusive right to > speak. > > Obama’s deceitful, demagogic and ambiguous remarks failed to involve a > binding commitment and ignored the Kyoto Framework Convention. He then left > the room shortly after listening to a few other speakers. Among those > invited to take the floor were the highest industrialised nations, several > emerging economies and some of the poorest countries in the world. The > leaders and representatives of more 170 countries were only allowed to > listen. > > At the end of the speeches of the 16 chosen, Bolivia's President Evo > Morales, with the authority of his indigenous Aymara origins and his recent > reelection with 65% of the vote, as well as the support of two-thirds of the > Bolivian lower house and Senate, requested the floor. The Danish president > had no choice but to yield to the insistence of the other delegations. When > Evo had concluded his wise and deep observations, the Danish had to give the > floor to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. Both speeches will be registered by > history as examples of short and timely remarks. Then, with their mission > duly accomplished, they both left for their respective countries. But when > Obama disappeared, he had yet to fulfill his task in the host country. > > From the evening of December 17 and the early morning hours of December 18, > the prime minister of Denmark and senior representatives of the United > States had been meeting with the chairperson of the European Commission and > the leaders of 27 nations to introduce to them -- on behalf of Obama -- a > draft agreement in whose elaboration none of the other leaders of the rest > of the world had taken part. It was an anti-democratic and practically > clandestine initiative that disregarded the thousands of representatives of > social movements, scientific and religious institutions and other > participants in the summit. > > Through the night of the 18th and until 3 am of the 19th, when many heads > of state had already departed, the representatives of the world's countries > waited for the resumption of the conference and the conclusion of the event. > Throughout December 18, Obama held meetings and press conferences, as did > the European leaders. Then, they left. > > Something unexpected happened then: at three in the morning on December 19, > the prime minister of Denmark convened a meeting to conclude the summit. By > then, the countries were represented by ministers, officials, ambassadors > and technical staff. > > *Amazing battle* > > However, an amazing battle was waged that morning by a group of > representatives of Third World countries challenging the attempt by Obama > and the wealthiest on the planet to introduce a document imposed by the > United States as one agreed by consensus in the summit. > > The representative of Venezuela, Claudia Salerno, showed with impressive > energy her right hand bleeding from strongly slamming on the table to claim > her right to take the floor. Her tone of voice and the dignity of her > arguments will never be forgotten. > > The minister of foreign affairs of Cuba made a vigorous speech of > approximately 1000 words from which I have chosen a few paragraphs: > > *The document that you, Mister Chairman, repeatedly claimed that did not > exist shows up now. […] we have seen drafts circulating surreptitiously and > being discussed in secret meetings…* > > *…I deeply resent the way you have led this conference.* > > *…Cuba considers the text of this apocryphal draft extremely inadequate > and inadmissible. The goal of 2 degrees centigrade is unacceptable and it > would have incalculable catastrophic consequences…* > > *The document that you are unfortunately introducing is not binding in any > way with respect to the reduction of the greenhouse effect gas emissions.* > > *I am aware of the previous drafts, which also through questionable and > clandestine procedures, were negotiated by small groups of people…* > > *The document you are introducing now fails to include the already meager > and lacking key phrases contained in that draft…* > > *…as far as Cuba is concerned, it is incompatible with the universally > recognized scientific view sustaining that it is urgent and inescapable to > ensure the reduction of at least 45% of the emissions by the year 2020, and > of no less than 80% or 90% by 2050.* > > *Any argument on the continuation of the negotiations to reach agreement > in the future to cut down emissions must inevitably include the concept of > the validity of the Kyoto Protocol […] Your paper, Mister Chairman, is a > death certificate of the Kyoto Protocol and my delegation cannot accept it. > * > > *The Cuban delegation would like to emphasize the preeminence of the > principle of ‘common by differentiated responsibilities,’ as the core of the > future process of negotiations. Your paper does not include a word on that. > * > > *This draft declaration fails to mention concrete financial commitments > and the transfers of technologies to developing countries, which are part of > the obligations contracted by the developed countries under the UN Framework > Convention on Climate Change […] Mister Chairman, by imposing their > interests through your document, the developed nations are avoiding any > concrete commitment.* > > *…What you, Mister Chairman, define as ‘a group of representative leaders’ > is to me a gross violation of the principle of sovereign equality > consecrated in the United Nations Charter…* > > *Mr. Chairman, I formally request that this statement be included in the > final report of the works of this regrettable and shameful 15th session of > the Conference of the Parties.* > > The representatives of countries had been given only one hour to present > their views. This led to complicated, shameful and embarrassing situations. > > Then, a lengthy debate ensued where the delegations from the developed > countries put heavy pressure on the rest to make the conference adopt the > above-mentioned document as the final result of their deliberations. > > A small number of countries firmly insisted on the grave omissions and > ambiguities of the document promoted by the United States, particularly the > absence of a commitment by the developed countries on the reduction of > carbon emissions and on the financing that would allow the global South > countries to adopt alleviating and adjustment measures. > > After a long and extremely tense discussion, the position of the ALBA > countries and Sudan, as president of the G-77, prevailed that the document > was unacceptable to the conference thus it could not be adopted. > > In view of the absence of consensus, the conference could only “take note” > of the existence of that document representing the position of a group of > about 25 countries. > > After that decision was made – at 10.30 in the morning Denmark time – > Bruno, together with other ALBA representatives, had a friendly discussion > with the UN secretary to whom they expressed their willingness to continue > struggling alongside the United Nations to prevent the terrible consequences > of climate change. Their mission completed, our foreign minister and Cuba's > vice-president Esteban Lazo departed to come back home and attend the > National Assembly session. A few members of the delegation and the > ambassador stayed in Copenhagen to take part in the final procedures. > > This afternoon they reported the following: > > *…both, those who were involved in the elaboration of the document, and > those like the President of the United States who anticipated its adoption > by the conference…as they could not disregard the decision to simply ‘take > note’ of the alleged ‘Copenhagen Agreement,’ they tried to introduce a > procedure allowing the other COP countries that had not been a part of the > shady deal to adhere to it, and make it public, the intention being to > pretend such an agreement was legal, something that could precondition the > results of the negotiations that should carry on.* > > *Such belated attempt was again firmly opposed by Cuba, Venezuela and > Bolivia. These countries warned that a document which had not been adopted > by the Convention could not be considered legal and that there was not a COP > document; therefore, no regulations could be established for its alleged > adoption…* > > *This is how the meeting in Copenhagen is coming to an end, without the > adoption of the document surreptitiously worked out in the past few days > under the clear ideological guidance of the US Administration…* > > Tomorrow our attention will be focused on the National Assembly. > > Lazo, Bruno and the other members of the delegation will be arriving at > midnight today. On December 21, the minister of foreign affairs will be able > to explain in detail and with the necessary accuracy the truth of what > happened at the summit. > > > III. > > http://www.abn.info.ve/noticia.php?articulo=212374&lee=17 > > Referendum on climate change to be called by countries with more > environmental consciousness > > Caracas, Dec 18. ABN.- The President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez said that > despite the form and substance failure of the Climate Change Conference held > in Denmark, this effort contributes to create more consciousness in world's > people on this matter, “because it is everybody's problem, not only a > governmental problem, which reinforces the proposal made by the President of > Bolivia Evo Morales about holding a worldwide referendum on this matter.” > > The statements were made this Friday by the Venezuelan Head of State during > a press conference accompanied by his Bolivian counterpart in Copenhagen in > the framework of the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference that ends > this Friday. > > “We ask the people of the world to start now a new stage of people's fight > to preserve the environment, most of all young people because the future is > yours,” said the Venezuelan Head of State. > > Moreover, Chavez was emphatic to say that the human race must keep fighting > for socialism, “and we say so, because it is not only about climate but > hunger, misery, unemployment, exploitation, diseases, children mortality, > violence against women, discrimination, racism, and all the distortions > caused by the capitalist system. > > In addition, Chavez said that deforestation is one of the most polluting > activities. > > “The trunk of a tree is carbon and if you burn it or destroy it the > environment is hugely contaminated; therefore, one of the measures that we > have to implement requires lot of effort, technology, human and financial > resource, and political will,” Chavez stated. > > In this sense, the Venezuela's President emphasized that the planet must be > reforested, sow trees and recover many forests. > > Furthermore, he reiterated that people have to deal with the causes of the > world's problems, most of all in this environmental issue, that is to say, > “the destructive capitalist model that finishes off with everything. > Therefore, I make a call to fight against that system.” > > -- > Peace Is Doable > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > -- "when the voice of the people become so loud the government has no alternative but to listen" Martin Luther King Jnr. John F. Kennedy once observed that “our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man.” Kenneth Nana Amoateng AYICC West Coordinator Abibimman Foundation Ghana National Youth Coalition on Climate Change (GNYCCC) GCAP/MDGs-Ghana P.O.BOX BT 1 Tema Flat 1/A 74 Site 3 (OPP T.DC),Commmunit 1 Tema-Ghana/African E-Mail: [email protected] Tel# 233-22-213918 Skype: kenneth.nana.amoateng Mob# 2332-244023651 skype:kenneth.nana.amoateng I'm on assignment to my generation. Jesus is Lord -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
