Friends of the Earth International
We are the world's largest grassroots environmental network, campaigning on today's most urgent environmental and social issues. Join us now at www.foei.org!
Informatie
Opgericht op:
1971

Friends of the Earth International

 
Friends of the Earth International
www.foei.org
Nnimmo Bassey, Chair of Friends of the Earth International sums up the last two weeks of climate talks in Copenhagen from the backroom deals to rise of the Climate Justice movement.
Friends of the Earth International
www.foei.org
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK -- Commenting on the failure of rich country governments to secure a strong and fair UN agreement to tackle climate change in Copenhagen, Nnimmo Bassey, Chair of Friends of the Earth International, said:
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Friends of the Earth and others were banned from the UN conference center even though we had all the necessary accreditation. In this video, The Guardian covers the responses and solidarity protests that followed.

www.guardian.co.uk
On a day when NGOs were given limited access to the Copenhagen summit, protesters marched on the Bella centre to reclaim the climate debate back to the people most affected
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International And the winner is....

www.angrymermaid.org
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL, ATTAC DENMARK, CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY, FOCUS ON THE GLOBAL SOUTH, OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL, SPINWATCH
Friends of the Earth International
Friends of the Earth International
Monsanto has won the Angry Mermaid Award 2009 with 37 per cent of the ten thousand votes that were cast.
Oil giant Shell ended second place (18 per cent), for lobbying to sabotage effective action on climate change, followed by the American Petroleum Institute (14 per cent). http://www.angrymermaid.org
15 december om 11:58
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Our action inside the official UN conference center in Copenhagen...

Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Check out Young FoE Europe's energetic video report of Saturday's big Flood action that mobilized over 5000 people in Copenhagen!

www.youtube.com
On december 12th Friends of the Earth Denmark and Friends of the Earth International organised the Flood action in Copenhagen. It was a clear demand for climate justice - calling on world leaders to find fair solutions to the climate crisis. Video by Ellard Vasen
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International View the pictures, watch the video and read about it! Thanks for joining us, friends.

www.foei.org
Yesterday more than five thousand people from all over the world took to the cold streets of Copenhagen to demand climate justice and an end to offsetting emissions.
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Tomorrow is the big day. We hope to see you all there, in Copenhagen or online!

www.foei.org
Join Friends of the Earth International on Saturday December 12, 2009 where we will be flooding through the streets of Copenhagen to demand climate justice and an end to offsetting.
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Dear friends, do not forget to check out our blog regularly for good updates and summaries on what is happening in Copenhagen during the climate talks.

www.foei.org
The landslide victory of Evo Morales in the Bolivian elections, the official negotiations of the COP 15 to the UN Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen and the role of social movements here, were ...
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Naomi Klein asks: "A lot of people
say, give Obama time." Watch this one minute video for the response to that statement by Nnimmo Bassey, FoEI chair, from Copenhagen.

www.youtube.com
Naomi Klein, columnist for The Nation, asks: "A lot of people say, give Obama time. The guy was just elected - what do you say to that?" Nnimmo Bassey, the Nigerian-born chair of Friends of the Earth International, says: "Give Obama time? The world cannot afford to give any more time. ...
Friends of the Earth International
Friends of the Earth International
More from Naomi Klein about her conversation with Nnimmo: http://www.naomiklein.org/articles/2009/12/copenhagen-where-africa-took-obama. Worth the read.
09 december om 16:35
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Naomi, Saragih and our own Nnimmo Bassey start off the Klimaforum in Copenhagen!

www.guardian.co.uk
Bibi van der Zee: If Seattle was the coming out party, this should be the coming of age party
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Posts from our people in Copenhagen are starting to appear on our blog!

www.foei.org
Young Friends of the Earth Europe carried out their first 'teaser' action in Copenhagen. On a chilly Sunday lunchtime they gathered outside the venue of the alternative climate summit - the Klimaforum - and called on people to join them in the Flood for Climate Justice on Saturday 12th December.
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International inviting all friends!

www.foei.org
Join Friends of the Earth International on Saturday December 12, 2009 where we will be flooding through the streets of Copenhagen to demand climate justice and an end to offsetting.
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Dear friends, we are happy to present you the webpage through which you can access our updates, blogs, press releases, position papers and, soon, stunning photos and videos from the Copenhagen climate talks! Full strength ahead, folks.

www.foei.org
As world leaders meet in Copenhagen to discuss efforts to tackle global warming, Friends of the Earth International will be calling on the rich industrialised countries, which have historically emitted the most greenhouse gases, to agree to urgent and dramatic cuts in their emissions starting NOW.
Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International Have you met Gary Grassroots? A curious little plant. Follow his blog on the road to Copenhagen...and you can also find him on Facebook!

www.garygrassroots.com
A few years ago I was taken to Kabwe (Zambia), it’s one of the most polluted cities in the world. The guy who took me here didn’t tell me anything about that at all. It would have been a definite dealbreaker! No, no, no, it would be all beautiful and pleasant, he said, clean air. ...