[Dissent-fr-info] Cop15 Climate Conference: System Change, Not Climate Change

Mon Nov 30 21:52:36 GMT 2009

Cop15 Climate Conference: System Change, Not Climate Change
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442160.html>
Infos in German @ ADGH YOUTH : 
http://adghyouth.wordpress.com/un-konferenz-kopenhagen-alle-infos/ 

The UN Cop15 Climate Conference <http://en.cop15.dk/> is due to take
place in Copenhagen from 7th-14th December. Billed as the last chance to
save our future, is it any wonder that people are getting angry?
Recently the 350.org campaign <http://www.350.org/> clearly represented
people's desire to dramatically reduce emissions across the world, yet
we've seen such mass displays of political expression before, such as
the global anti-war demonstrations in 2003 which seemed to have little
impact upon Governments. But it's not just about emissions. Those in the
global south who have contributed least to the problem are now facing
the effects. Increasingly climate campaigners are saying that we cannot
trust the market <http://indymedia.dk/articles/1331> with our future and
that we must not rely upon 'false solutions
<http://www.klimakollektivet.dk/resources/>'.

As the world watches Copenhagen, thousands of people will participate in
protest marches <http://www.12dec09.dk/>, direct action
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/mobilization/action-calendar/>
and alternative forums <http://www.klimaforum09.org/?lang=en>. In
Denmark new repressive laws have been proposed [update: now passed] to
discourage protests including extending preventitative detention from
6hrs to 12hrs, significantly increasing fines for public order offences
under Danish law, and increasing the penalty for not dispersing when
ordered to do so by police [see 1
<http://www.indymedia.dk/articles/1306> | 2
<http://www.indymedia.dk/articles/1319>]. Meanwhile in a clear display
of political policing, four uk activists on their way to an organising
meeting in Copenhagen were detained and questioned
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/439885.html> under Schedule 7 of
the Terrorism Act 2000 [2
<http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2009/11/climate-activists-terrorism>
| 3
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/14/climate-change-activist-held>].

Despite this hundreds of people from the uk will head to Copenhagen to
participate in the protests, actions and the Klimaforum
<http://www.klimaforum09.org/?lang=en>. The uk Climate Camp
<http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/> is organising coach transport
<http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/actions/copenhagen-2009/coaches> and has
joined the Climate Justice Action
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/> network which is co-ordinating
some of the protests, in particular the Reclaim Power!
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/mobilization/reclaim-power-pushing-for-climate-justice/>
action on 16th December, which aims to push into the conference area and
hold a "People’s Summit for Climate Justice". They are supported by a
wide range of groups, including members of Climate Justice Now, a
network formed in Bali during Cop13 and including many groups and
networks from the global south, such as Via Campesina
<http://www.indymedia.dk/articles/1329>. Other planned actions focus on
food sovereignty
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/mobilization/agriculture-action-day/>,
migration <http://info.interactivist.net/node/13135>, corporations
<http://notyourbusiness.hacklab.dk/> and 'business as usual
<http://htp.noblogs.org/>'.

In the countdown toward Cop15, there has been an upswing in direct
action around climate change
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/climate/>. On September 12th
hundreds of people protested and took direct action
<http://indymedia.org.au/2009/09/09/switch-off-hazelwood-coverage> at
Hazelwood coal power station <http://www.switchoffhazelwood.org/>  in
Victoria, Australia
<http://climateimc.org/en/original-news/2009/11/23/australia-climate-civil-disobedience-rise>
[utube video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AunlJIEDvPw>]. On 26th
September, hundreds of protestors in Denmark took direct action,
breaching the fences at Amagerværket coal-fired power station (owned by
Vattenfall <http://www.climategreenwash.org/vattenfall>) in an action
called "Shut It Down <http://www.shutitdown.dk/>" [reports 1
<http://modkraft.dk/spip.php?article11550>  | 2
<http://www.globalproject.info/it/in_movimento/Copenhagen-Stop-talking-Shut-it-down/2065>
| video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHwuJFvphjA>]. In the uk on 17th
October around one thousand people protested at Eon's Ratcliffe-on-Soar
<http://notts.indymedia.org.uk/articles/59> coal power station,
repeatedly breaching fences [pics
<http://climatecamp.org.uk/actions/climate-swoop-2009/photography>]. On
26th October, activists in the uk occupied
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/440632.html> parts of Npower’s
Didcot power station, blockaded an access road
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/440639.html> at Mainshill Wood
<http://coalactionscotland.noflag.org.uk/?page_id=415> where Scottish
Coal plans a new coal mine, and climbed onto machinery
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/440635.html?c=on#comments> at
Shipley opencast coal mine stopping work
<http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/node/23282> [collected reports
<http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/blog/2009/10/30/26-10-09-a-day-to-remember-in-the-fight-against-coal>].
On October 28th activists from the action group Climate Alarm! blockaded
the entrance
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/news/2009/10/28/breaking-news-from-european-quarter-in-brussels-our-climate-not-your-business/>
to the Business Europe <http://www.businesseurope.eu/> Copenhagen
conference in Brussels [video 1 <http://blip.tv/file/2780344> | 2
<http://blip.tv/file/2779486> | 3
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFJ0vQ1nynA> | pics
<http://www.cemab.be/news/2009/10/7781.php>]. At the start of November
in Barcelona at the last preparatory session before Copenhagen,
protestors marched, blocked roads and blockaded entrances to the
meeting, whilst inside delegates from the African bloc staged a walk-out
of the discussions [reports 1
<http://www.indymedia.org/en/2009/11/930855.shtml> | 2
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/441300.html?c=on#comments> | 3
<http://www.indymedia.ie/article/94647> | 4
<http://www.climateimc.org/en/original-news/2009/11/04/barcelona-climate-change-talks-main-entrance-shut-down-activists-while>
]. Whilst on 23rd November in Australia around two hundred protestors
blockaded Parliament House
<http://indymedia.org.au/2009/11/23/climate-civil-disobedience-action-in-canberra-for-40-carbon-reduction-target>
in Canberra.

Ahead of Cop15, demonstrations are scheduled in Geneva alongside the
WTO, and on November 30th the Mobilization for Climate Justice
<http://www.actforclimatejustice.org/> has called for a global day of
action coinciding with the 10 year anniversary of the famous Seattle WTO
protests
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference_of_1999_protest_activity>.
Linking the WTO to the Cop15 mobilisation is the Social & Climate
Justice Caravan <http://www.climatecaravan.org/?q=call>, with 60
representatives <http://www.climatecaravan.org/?q=node/9> from global
movements from the South travelling two routes from Geneva to
Copenhagen, arriving 9th December. In London, a large pre-Cop15 protest
march called "The Wave <http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/the-wave>" is
planned by a coalition of NGOs on December 5th, meeting at the US
Embassy before marching off at 1pm to encircle Parliament. Earlier there
is a Climate Bike Ride <http://www.campaigncc.org/bikeride2009> meeting
at 10am at Lincoln's Inn Fields, and a Climate Emergency Rally
<http://www.campaigncc.org/climatemarch2009> at Speakers Corner, Hyde
Park at midday. *Update: An action has also been announced by Climate
Camp in London: COP OUT Camp Out
<http://climatecamp.org.uk/actions/copenhagen-2009/cop15-out>, to take
place after the Wave demonstration.*

*Listings of Events + Protests:* 1
<http://www.indymedia.dk/articles/1309>|2
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/mobilization/action-calendar/>|3
<http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/actions/copenhagen-2009/key-dates>
Latest Logistics (accomodation etc)
<http://www.indymedia.dk/articles/1327> | Legal Advice
<http://www.blackcross.dk/bustcards/la_english.asp> / pdf
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Your_legal_rights_in_Denmark.pdf>
| Medics and Trauma Support <http://cop15firstaid.ucrony.net/> | Google
Map
<http://maps.google.dk/maps/ms?hl=da&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=55.678746,12.589989&spn=0.08769,0.307274&z=12&msid=110184864820337772851.0004721cd3e3063d58abf>

Climate Camp UK Coaches (11th-19th Dec)
<http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/actions/copenhagen-2009/coaches> -
(Booking deadline 25th Nov)
<http://www.festivalcoaches.co.uk/festival_details.asp?FestivalID=68> |
Other Coaches from European Countries
<http://www.climate-justice-action.org/practical-info/get-to-copenhagen/>

*See coverage at:* Indymedia DK <http://indymedia.dk/> | Climate IMC
<http://climateimc.org/> | Imcuk Cop15 Section
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2009/cop15/>  |  ADGH YOUTH
*Recent: Bolivian COP-15 Delegate's Call Video
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442125.html> | 300-350 Show:
Civil disobedience for climate justice + legal issues
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442137.html>*
See also:Why Climate Change is Not an Environmental Issue (pdf)
<http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/actions/copenhagen-2009/why_climate_change.pdf>
| Deal or No Deal Newspaper (pdf)
<http://very.org.uk/dealornodeal/dond.pdf> | 350 Reasons Why Carbon
Trading Won't Work (pdf)
<http://www.350reasons.org/350reasons_readonline.pdf>  |  Carbon
Supermarket Comic by Kate Evans
<http://www.cartoonkate.co.uk/pdf/CarbonSupermarket.pdf>   |  More
Background <http://www.klimakollektivet.dk/resources/>

*Related Categories * | Climate Chaos
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/climate/>

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