Posted by christian -
10 July 2009 at 9:08am -
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The G8 leaders gather for the traditional 'family photo'. But on climate, there's little movement from the major economies.
It's not good news from
Italy, as the G8 manage to
sneak under the already low bar for action on climate set by the G20 meeting in
London in April.
A lack of near-term targets, fiddling the figures to buy time, a lack of detail
on committing funds... It’s no wonder the less wealthy
members of the Major Economies Forum – whose meeting ended today – walked away
unhappy.
Posted by christian -
10 July 2009 at 9:02am -
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From the top of an Italian smokestack, Ben explains why we're telling G8 leaders to act now on the climate. We need strong leadership - what comes out of the G8 paves the wya for the upcoming Copenhange UN climate summit in December, which is the best moment of opportunity for averting dangerous climate change.
Posted by reto -
9 July 2009 at 4:48pm -
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Day two on the coal occupation in Italy. In Marghera, near Venice, the occupation continues, with activists on the coal conveyor and the chimney painting 'G8: LEAD OR LOSE'. More activists are also occupying the cranes on the wharf, stopping a coal ship – the Bulk Brasil – from unloading its cargo from South Africa.
Tell Ed Miliband what you'll do if he consents a new dirty coal plant at Kingsnorth in Kent: Sign up for The Big If
Posted by tracy -
9 July 2009 at 7:05am -
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High above the Venice lagoon, Greenpeace demand strong climate leadership. from the G8.
Just as our
tired activists in Italy were starting to settle in for a long night on top of
the coal power stations yesterday, we got word that Greenpeace climbers in the
US had rappelled down the face of Mount Rushmore with a banner that challenges
Obama to show real leadership on climate change at the G8 this week.
Posted by tracy -
8 July 2009 at 4:39pm -
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Note - the live broadcast is no longer running.
We need to
see real action from world leaders this year if we are going to save our
climate. That's why over 100 Greenpeace activists from 15 countries
occupied four coal-fired power stations across Italy today and they're demanding
that the G8 Heads of State take decisive leadership on climate change. You can
follow live updates from the Italy here.
And now our friends in the US have climbed Mount Rushmore
and are challenging President Obama to be a leader on climate change, and they
are broadcasting it live. The signal drops out occasionally, but when it
works - wow. The park authorities have just reach the top of the monument.
The UK can set an example for the world by putting an end to new dirty coal-fired power plants. Tell Ed Miliband what you'll do if he consents a new dirty coal plant at Kingsnorth in Kent: The Big If
Posted by christian -
8 July 2009 at 6:57am -
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High above the Venice archipelago, activists demand strong climate action from the G8.
As the leaders of the
world's most powerful nations arrived at the G8 Summit today, over 100
Greenpeace activists from around the world have occupied four coal-fired power
stations across Italy, demanding the G8 Heads of State take leadership on
climate change.
Listen to an interview with Greenpeace campaigner Ben Stewart, perched on a chimney above Venice:
Follow the live feed from the action here, and on twitter: @greenpeaceuk
Posted by saunvedan -
9 July 2008 at 1:54pm -
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When the G8
announced a 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2050, the obvious question that
popped up was ‘50 per cent cut in comparison to when?' Even Yasuo Fukuda, the
prime minister of Japan
where the G8 is being hosted was thrown
and answered the cuts would be in comparison to present levels. This is just an
example of how ambiguous
and indefinite the G8 is on tackling climate change.
Posted by John Sauven -
8 July 2008 at 12:44pm -
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Today's G8 announcements on climate change set the bar too low, writes Greenpeace's John Sauven for Comment is free.
The informal annual gathering of the world's most powerful leaders emerged after the oil crisis and the subsequent recession in the 1970s. The vested interests of this group in the global economy and access to the world's resources are obvious. The eight countries now forming the group represent between them the bulk of the world's economic activity; they also own most of the world's firepower and consume most of the world's resources.
Today's G8 announcements on climate change set the bar too low, writes Greenpeace's John Sauven for 
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