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PRESS RELEASE: – Paris, 1st December 2015 UN CLIMATE TALKS ARE “A RIGGED GAME”, CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUPS SAY IN ACTION Today, December 1st, Young Friends of the Earth Europe together with other climate justice youth groups, organised an action at the UN climate talks in Paris criticising developed countries for their attempts to remove historical …

Climate Justice Groups: UN Climate Talks are ‘a rigged game’Read More

In the run up to the COP21 UN climate talks in Paris this December (more here on how to join us and take action), we’re busting some commonly-heard climate myths, from big business being part of the solution to putting our faith in techno-fixes. Catch up with last week’s mythbuster – “We can solve climate …

Climate myth #6: Climate change is (only) an environmental issueRead More

On Monday, more than 140 world Heads of State will launch two weeks of climate talks in Paris. Young Friends of the Earth Europe (YFoEE), together with Friends of the Earth International, expect they will deliver an unprecedented, but weak global agreement. We do not have high expectations for the outcome, but the YFoEE team …

Young Friends of the Earth activists determined to lead the way in the fight for climate justice at COP21Read More

In the run up to the COP21 UN climate talks in Paris this December (more here on how to join us and take action), we’re busting some commonly-heard climate myths, from big business being part of the solution to putting our faith in techno-fixes. Catch up with last week’s mythbuster – “We need an agreement …

Climate myth #5: We can solve climate change ourselves by changing our lifestylesRead More

PRESS RELEASE – Paris, November 10, 2015   COP21: Young French activists denounce the exclusion of civil society from the Global South  This morning, fifteen activists from Young Friends of the Earth France denounced the exclusion of civil society from the Global South from the UN climate talks by French authorities. In the last few …

Young French activists denounce the exclusion of civil society from the Global SouthRead More

In the run up to the COP21 UN climate talks in Paris this December (more here on how to join us and take action), we’re busting some commonly-heard climate myths, from big business being part of the solution to putting our faith in techno-fixes. Catch up with last week’s mythbuster – “The EU is leading …

Climate Myth #4: We need an agreement at any cost!Read More

In the run up to the COP21 UN climate talks in Paris this December (more here on how to join us and take action), we’re busting some commonly-heard climate myths, from big business being part of the solution to putting our faith in techno-fixes. Catch up with last week’s mythbuster – “It’s all China and …

Climate Myth #3: The EU is leading the wayRead More

In the run up to the COP21 UN climate talks in Paris this December, we’re busting some commonly-heard climate myths, from shifting the blame to India and China to putting our faith in techno-fixes. Catch up with last week’s mythbuster – “big business is part of the solution“ The myth When speaking of the repetitive …

Climate Myth #2: It’s all China and India’s fault!Read More

BUNDJugend/Young Friends of the Earth Germany: Don’t be a Fossil Fool & anti-TTIP March On the 9th and 10th of October BUNDJugend joined the Reclaim Power Global Days of Action and performed a photo stunt asking to end fossil fuel subsidies as well as joining the huge anti-TTIP and CETA demonstration in Berlin. BUNDJugend marched …

#ReclaimPower roundupRead More

In the run up to the COP21 UN climate talks in Paris this December, we’re busting some commonly-heard climate myths, from shifting the blame to India and China to putting our faith in techno-fixes. This first myth to kick off our series is one of the most recurring catchphrases of CEOs, lobbyists and sadly, most …

Climate Myth #1: Big business is part of the solutionRead More