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Greenweek: Report from Copenhagen: 16 Dec 2009

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Copenhagen climate change conference: protests and art installations. [Telegraph]

'We live on the edge' For the African fishermen whose lake has dried up, global warming is a reality. [Video, Guardian]

The next decade of climate change What's ahead of us? [National Geographic]

Sunspots do not cause climate change, say scientists Key claim of global warming sceptics debunked. [Independent]

History's biggest climate march ... almost got lost in the media smog. [Treehugger]

News you might not have heard about COP15 [Inhabitat]

Eugene Mirman, NY comedian, joins the Copenhagen march [Video, Grist]

What big business wants in Copenhagen COP15 is awash with lobbyists. Find out what they're demanding. [Ecologist]

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Kia ora [Name]

I am in Copenhagen this week for the climate change negotiations along with colleague Kennedy Graham.

We are asking our Government to do more to avoid dangerous climate change because science says we have to and because putting the responsibility on poor countries does not seem fair to us.

There are lots of practical things New Zealand can do to reduce its emissions and we hope against hope that John Key and his ministers will commit to more as we get to the sharp end of the conference later this week.

Kind regards

Jeanette Fitzsimons MP, from Copenhagen

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This week's video and audio

Video: Green MPs on Copenhagen march

NZ Green MPs Jeanette Fitzsimons and Dr Kennedy Graham join 100,000 other marchers at Copenhagen. Along the way Jeanette and Kennedy run into some NZ Young Greens. Watch the video ...

Podcast: Happy 10th birthday

Last week we celebrated our 10th birthday; 10 years of the Green Party in Parliament. Technically it might have been an anniversary, but birthday sounds more fun. Green MPs tell us about an extraordinary start in 1999, their personal highlights over the last decade plus their sense of what might happen in the next 10 years. Listen to the podcast...

Highlights

New Zealand needs to reduce emissions at home

John Key needs to cut emissions at home, not pay poor countries to do our share. Read more...

NZ getting left behind in Copenhagen

New Zealand’s climate change targets are well below those being proposed at Copenhagen. Read more...

Government commits to coal rather than Copenhagen

New Zealand is dramatically increasing coal production and exports at the same time it tells the world it can do nothing to reduce its carbon emissions. Read more...

View all press releases

Blog post

Copenhagen Diary: I remain, Your Humble and Obedient Servant

"I looked despairingly into her eyes. Nothing I can do now, I whispered. I am not part of the delegation. She turned her head. I am not, I ventured, mist clouding the eyes, I am not a part of the delegation. She looked away. She did not understand this small, strange, country." Read more...

View all frogblog posts, including previous Copenhagen diary entries from Jeanette and Kennedy.

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GreenWeek - 16 December 2009
Email news from the Green MPs in Copenhagen
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Kia ora [Name] am in Copenhagen this week for the climate change negotiations along with colleague Kennedy Graham.
We are asking our Government to do more to avoid dangerous climate change because science says we have
to and because putting the responsibility on poor countries does not seem fair to us.
There are lots of practical things New Zealand can do to reduce its emissions and we hope against hope
that John Key and his ministers will commit to more as we get to the sharp end of the conference later
this week.
Kind regards
Jeanette Fitzsimons MP
----------------------
This week's video
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Green MPs on Copenhagen march
NZ Green MPs Jeanette Fitzsimons and Dr Kennedy Graham join 100,000 other marchers at Copenhagen. Along
the way Jeanette and Kennedy run into some NZ Young Greens.
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
This week's podcast
-------------------
Happy 10th birthday
Last week we celebrated our 10th birthday; 10 years of the Green Party in Parliament. Technically it
might have been an anniversary, but birthday sounds more fun. Green MPs tell us about an extraordinary
start in 1999, their personal highlights over the last decade plus their sense of what might happen in
the next 10 years.
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
News
----
New Zealand needs to reduce emissions at home
John Key needs to cut emissions at home, not pay poor countries to do our share.
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
NZ getting left behind in Copenhagen
New Zealand’s climate change targets are well below those being proposed at Copenhagen.
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
Government commits to coal rather than Copenhagen
New Zealand is dramatically increasing coal production and exports at the same time it tells the world
it can do nothing to reduce its carbon emissions.
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
View all press releases
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
Frogblog
--------
Copenhagen Diary: I remain, Your Humble and Obedient Servant
"I looked despairingly into her eyes. Nothing I can do now, I whispered. I am not part of the
delegation. She turned her head. I am not, I ventured, mist clouding the eyes, I am not a part of the
delegation. She looked away. She did not understand this small, strange, country."
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
View all frogblog posts, including previous Copenhagen diary entries from Jeanette and Kennedy.
http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php
New email newsletters
------------------------
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updates on 6 topic areas:
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Environment and Resources
Fairness and Society
Health and Food
International Relations
Politics and Law
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Send us your feedback
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