On a day when news reaches us of a shambolic and literally unendurable Climate Camp meeting in Oxford, and on a day when the Financial Times reports that the price of carbon in the EUETS is at a record low, with predictable negative consequences for investment in low-carbon technology, it's hard to find Reasons to be Cheerful.
Sure, there's the inevitable fart gags of Marc Roberts. But for once he is trumped (ho ho) in the RtbC stakes.
Danny Chivers [disclaimer- I know him a little] has written a very clear and actually amusing (no, really) summary of what is likely to be on the table at Copenhagen. More up to the minute than my look last June or so...
Chivers' piece is in the New Internationalist.
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Hey - thanks for the plug, much appreciated!
However, who told you that the Climate Camp meeting didn't go well? It was hard work (100+ people making decisions by consensus always is) but I for one found it really successful and inspiring - possibly the best Climate Camp gathering yet! We agreed a really exciting work plan for the year, targeting the economic system as the root cause of climate change, with actions planned for the G20 summit, an urban camp in London in the summer(!), more anti-Kingsnorth action and activist training for the Copenhagen build-up.
The Sunday of the gathering was frequently punctuated by whoops and cheers as we made one exciting decision after another, and everyone I spoke to at the end was filled with enthusiasm for the year ahead. LOADS of new people are involved, and there's a real sense that 2009 is going to be the biggest year yet for the UK climate action movement (mind you, it's going to have to be).
Don't know who told you it wasn't a good meeting, but they were definitely in a minority...!
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