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Politicians listen to the polluters at UN climate talks

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 12 December 2011 at 3:17pm - 2 Comments

Despite the rallying calls that filled the hallways of the conference centre in Durban on Saturday, polluters have won this round of talks with politicians making little progress on a global deal to tackle climate change.

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Volunteers dressed as company executives toast the outcome of the Durban climate talks with champagne

Volunteers dressed as company executives toast the outcome of the Durban climate
Author Credit:  John Robsinson/Greenpeace
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Date Taken:  12 December, 2011
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Global Business Day Conference in Durban

Author Credit:  Shayne Robinson/Greenpeace
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Date Taken:  6 December, 2011
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Durban: doom and gloom or the sunny uplands of a new dawn?

Posted by bens - 28 November 2011 at 4:30pm - 2 Comments
Activists raise a wind turbine on the beach in Durban
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Greenpeace and Tcktcktck volunteers raise a wind turbine on the beach at dawn in Durban

Well here we are again, several thousand people gathering in a conference centre to talk about climate change and, supposedly, work towards a deal to actually do something about it. There are good guys and bad guys: campaigners say a deal is possible while journalists sound pessimistic. We’ve been here before, right? Yes, but Durban really is important and maybe, just maybe, this time it’s a little bit different.

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Campaigners blockade DfT in direct action over oil lobbying

28 November, 2011
  • 50 activists chained outside ministry on opening day of UN climate talks
  • Direct action follows fresh oil lobbying revelations

As the UN climate talks opened this morning more than fifty environmental activists took direct action to blockade both major entrances to the UK’s Department of Transport (DfT) in London whilst other campaigners demonstrated with banners outside British embassies in Paris, Berlin and Stockholm.

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McKinsey's bad advice is threatening rainforests - it can't be trusted

Posted by John Sauven - 10 November 2011 at 4:10pm - 0 Comments
Devastated forest land in an Asia Pulp & Paper concession, Sumatra April 2010
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Advice from consultancy firm McKinsey will lead to more deforestation, not less as it claims

This week, the Guardian uncovered evidence of global consultancy firm McKinsey profiting from the shake-up to the NHS. At the same time, McKinsey was paid £250,000 a year by the UK government for advice on the transition towards health secretary Andrew Lansley's vision for the service.

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Activists vindicated and court recognises right to peaceful protest

Posted by davewalsh - 22 August 2011 at 5:50pm - 2 Comments
Red Carpet activists outside the Danish courts, Copenhagen
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The 11 activists outside the Danish courts before today's verdict

Good news from Denmark: the Red Carpet trial has finally ended, with a victory for freedom of expression - the Danish court clearly recognised the place that peaceful protest needs to occupy in a democracy, and the importance of standing up for what you believe in.

The “Red Carpet 11” – Joris, Nora, Juan, Christian, Morton, Victor, Dima, Melanie, Guilhem, Thomas and Anders – received suspended sentences instead time in prison, fines or deportation from Denmark.

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