Pacific response to copenhagen summit

This video sums up copenhagen well.



Kia kaha ana - I hope we get more of these videos - they are really awesome.

Hat tip Whenua Fenua Enua Vanua

thanks for nothing world leaders

I agree with the greens, it is indeed a sad day for the planet.

From NZCity

"The Greens are furious at the outcome of the climate summit in Copenhagen, calling it a disgrace and a tragedy for humanity."

Energy spokeswoman Jeanette Fitzsimons says the summit agreement is a failure, which has been papered over with fine sounding words. She says the point of the meeting was to agree on a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol, but it has not happened.

"There's basically no substance at all in the agreement. Barack Obama came out with a lot of fine words, which sounded quite inspirational until you realised that they were completely hollow."

Ms Fitsimons says it is a disgrace New Zealand was the first country at the summit to walk away from its previous commitments. She says the Government has let down all New Zealanders.

The only good thing to come out is that we now know where we stand. We have to think about how we are going to handle the changes. How are we going to support our brothers and sisters in the pacific. We must always continue to reduce carbon emissions and pollution - that is our minimum duty to the planet. But we must also become climate change accepters. We have passed the tipping point, we aren't going to stop it - if we ever could. All of the energy directed in copenhagen to try and develop a treaty, has to be redirected. And I am pessimistic that the only way some countries will take it seriously is after they have experienced the inevitable natural disasters that will occur. They are already happening now. 

Time to work solutions to adapting to the impending changes.

dirty deal

As I suspected, the backroom deals are already done and the developing countires, the poor, and indigenous people are the ones who will suffer first, then everyone.

From stuff

"Britain's Guardian newspaper said the document was being interpreted by developing countries as setting higher levels of allowable greenhouse gases per person for rich nations than poor ones.

Though the document, posted on the Guardian website, does not contain any figures on emissions targets or cuts, the newspaper said the concern had been raised in a "confidential analysis" it had seen.

It claimed the analysis said developing countries would not be allowed to emit more than 1.44 tonnes of carbon per person by 2050, compared with 2.67 tonnes for rich nations, but did not say what the figures were based on.

There were concerns that the document, said to be worked on by representatives of a small group of countries including Britain, the United States and Denmark and circulated to only a handful of other nations at Copenhagen, was sidelining the United Nations negotiations.

Dr Smith said New Zealand had been consulted about the document."

sometimes, all I need is the air that i breathe and to love you

Sometimes... all i need is the air that i breathe and to love you, all i need is the air that i breathe and to love you, all i need is the air that i breathe...

Leaders of the world in copenhagen - hear our plea and make agreements to protect the most vulnerable people and ecosystems - please.



Sing it long and sing it loud brothers and sisters!