Erland’s Ranting

This morning we were back outside the Bella Centre with our message to Australian politicians & negotiators to increase our targets, fund climate adaptation & renewable tech in developing countries and work for a legally binding treaty. Again, we had heaps of interest.

Media Wrap-up

Interviewed by CBC News Canada, Denmark’s DR newspaper, a random fashion writer, an ABC online blogger, China Business Daily I think and a few others.

Photographed by: everyone who was anyone.

Real media (ie, you can see these ones published online)

• Swedish newspaper NorraSkåne.se: original & translated
• Short Interview on Denmark’s DR1 TV (skip to 15mins)
• Big photo & short article on French news site l’Express

Other than that, we met up with a few other Aussies we know, some great international activists and most importantly, spotted this awesome enclosed, electric, recumbent bike riding past the entrance to the conference.

Other interesting COP15 stuff you should check out:

• Great visualisation of the climate deniers vs consensus climate science arguments. Please share around. This morning we had fascist climate deniers out in force handing out rubbish to delegates, media and NGOs. No, not all climate deniers are fascists, but these people were. I won’t repeat their rabid, racist, bigoted crap to you.
• The Lurkers blog – I’m staying in an apartment with 2/3rds of this band & they’re also blogging about our actions.
• UN Climate Trackers blog – the Australians who have been keeping an eye on the negotiations through the whole process. Comment on the blog because we know the Australian delegation reads it!
• Cate Faehrman’s blog – part of The Wilderness Society’s team of observers, soon to feature a video of our yobbo performance!
• Conscious Climate Conscience – the other 1/3 of the band, here with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.
• Today some text supposedly drafted by Denmark, the UK & USA was leaked showing a plan to disenfranchise poor countries, take administrative authority away from the UN and give it to the World Bank (yikes) and lock-in unequally high emissions for rich countries. Read about it on the Guardian.

Just while I’m here, check out the cool café just around the corner from our apartment “Café Under Konstruction”