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Copenhagen, 9 December 2009
Climate Justice is the ‘make or break’ trigger that will make the historic conference succeed or fail. This is the main message from the Road to Copenhagen Conference hosted by, Mary Robinson, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Margot Wallström in Malmö, Sweden and organized by GLOBE Europe, the Club de Madrid and Respect. (Debates can be seen on www.vimeo.com/coolplanet2009.)
The 3 co-chairs delivered the final Communiqué to UNFCCC Secretary General Yvo de Boer at the Bella Centre, where the COP15 is taking place, on Wednesday, 9th December. It was followed by a press conference moderated by Arni Snaevarr from the UNRIC.
Please, click on the link to watch the official delivery and press conference.
Road to Copenhagen Conference is a joint initiative of the GLOBE Europe, Club of Madrid and Respect Table which generated ‘ownership of the negotiations process’ amongst people across the world beyond those directly involved in closed, government-to-government negotiations: civil society, business, students, legislators. The initiative made it possible for people from these sectors of society to contribute their personal recommendations to the global climate deal through online and in-person debates. A final set of recommendations (the Communiqué) emerging from the process was delivered directly to policy-makers today via the U.N.'s top climate official, Yvo de Boer.
