Written by Sarah Tyrrell from Young Friends of the Earth Ireland, who is part of the Young Friends of the Earth Europe team at the COP 19 UN Climate Talks in Warsaw. On Tuesday 19th November, approximately thirty young people from across Europe took part in a demonstration outside the UN Climate Talks in Warsaw …
Coal is not the answer, Coal is not the future.
Yesterday at the UN Climate talks, Young Friends of the Earth Europe took part in a number of actions to highlight that coal can play no role if we seriously want to stop climate change. The actions took place to coincide with the launch of the People’s Declaration on Coal, and in response to the …
The People’s Declaration on Coal
Today has been a big day for coal at the COP 19 UN climate talks in Poland, and it all coincides with the launch of the People’s Declaration on Coal. Young Friends of the Earth Europe is one of the many organisations from all over the world who have signed onto this declaration, demanding an …
Activists in Berlin call on negotiators to overcome the wall of climate inaction
Calling climate change ‘the Berlin Wall of our times’, activists from Young Friends of te Earth Germany gathered at the remains of that wall to call on the negotiators at the UN climate conference in Warsaw to overcome their wall of inaction. Standing in solidarity with the Phillipines, and all those now facing the deadly …
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Fasting in Solidarity
Written by Silje Lundberg, Young Friends of the Earth Norway activist at the UN climate talks Last year, at the climate talks in Doha, the Philippine negotiator Yeb Sano moved a whole world with his speech and his tears. «Instead of getting ready for Christmas celebrations and our midnight masses, we may be counting our …
Solidarity with the People’s Climate Camp South Africa
groundWork/Friends of the Earth South Africa are holding a People’s Climate Camp in Durban from 14th to 17th November, parallel to the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, Poland. Community groups from pollution hotspots across the country, faith-based organisations and people’s movements and organisations will be camping in sustainable-settlement style in an area that is set …
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Climate activists thrown out for solidarity with victims of typhoon Haiyan
The UN climate talks opened on Monday in the backdrop of the devastating impacts of Typhoon Haiyan one of the strongest storms ever to hit landfall. Yeb Sano, climate commissioner for the Philippines made an electrifying and emotional appeal for action on climate. Delegates held an unprecedented 3 minute silence in solidarity, and Mr. Sano …
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My land, my life: Land grab in south Durban
Written by Megan Lewis, media and communications officer at groundWork/Friends of the Earth South Africa “The land means the world to me in the sense that I’m here six days a week from 7 in the morning till 5 in the afternoon and when I get home it’s only my farm that I think of …
Fossil Fuel Industry Sets the Agenda for UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Written by Louisa Casson, reposted from www.youthclimate.org Monday, November 11, 2013 WARSAW, POLAND – Youth condemned UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres’ decision this weekend to choose the fossil fuel industry over young people. This weekend over 300 young people from around the world gathered in Warsaw at the Conference of Youth (COY) to prepare for …
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Going to the climate talks: We need system change, not climate change!
Written by Maruška Mileta, one of the coordinators of the Young Friends of the Earth Europe team going to the UN climate talks. This year’s UN climate negotiations will be taking place in Warsaw, Poland. It starts next Monday, 11th November and last until Friday 22nd November. We are going to be there the full …
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