Is this where it ends?
Watching the Copenhagen Conference, I picture a scene like from one of those post-apocalypic films where several generations later, some remnants of society picking through ruins find references in old newspapers to the disaster that destroyed civilisation.
What an inglorious day for Australia - thanks to our shameful bullying of our Pacific Island neighbours, Australia has been awarded the (un)prestigious 'Fossil of the Day' Award at the Copenhagen conference.
At a time when Australia should be leading, we've been recognised as the worst country in the world for actively seeking a bad outcome. What's more, we've been singled out for trying to bully vulnerable nations into agreeing to targets that would see them literally wiped off the map.
It's time we stood up to bullies like this. Kevin Rudd has been phoning Pacific leaders to get them to sign away their very survival. Let's stand up for our friends and call Kevin Rudd with a message that we support the Pacific nations' call for a treaty that keeps them on the map:
Stand Up to Rudd
It's pretty simple: Pacific nations are calling for a treaty that limits global warming to 1.5 degrees, the maximum they can survive. It's what all the scientists are calling for too. Australia is outrageously trying to strong-arm them into a treaty for a 2 degree rise - which would see them sunk out of existence.
Is this the Australia we want to be? The bad guy? Place a phonecall to Kevin Rudd, like he's been doing to our Pacific friends, and tell him it's not just our island neighbours who stand behind the science - we all want a treaty that delivers a safe climate:
Stand Up to Rudd
If you'd listened to Kevin Rudd's speech this morning, you'd have thought he actually cares about climate change. He's saying one thing in public, and then working furiously to undermine efforts for a good treaty behind the scenes. Phone him today before his negotiations wipe Pacific nations off the map.
Thanks for standing up to bullying,
The GetUp team
PS - GetUp members have funded five Pacific Islanders' journey to Copenhagen, with a simple message of survival. Now Kevin Rudd is trying to bully their home nations out of existence. Watch their video here, and call Kevin Rudd to stand up for their survival.
(from Get Up)
What an inglorious day for Australia - thanks to our shameful bullying of our Pacific Island neighbours, Australia has been awarded the (un)prestigious 'Fossil of the Day' Award at the Copenhagen conference.
At a time when Australia should be leading, we've been recognised as the worst country in the world for actively seeking a bad outcome. What's more, we've been singled out for trying to bully vulnerable nations into agreeing to targets that would see them literally wiped off the map.
It's time we stood up to bullies like this. Kevin Rudd has been phoning Pacific leaders to get them to sign away their very survival. Let's stand up for our friends and call Kevin Rudd with a message that we support the Pacific nations' call for a treaty that keeps them on the map:
Stand Up to Rudd
It's pretty simple: Pacific nations are calling for a treaty that limits global warming to 1.5 degrees, the maximum they can survive. It's what all the scientists are calling for too. Australia is outrageously trying to strong-arm them into a treaty for a 2 degree rise - which would see them sunk out of existence.
Is this the Australia we want to be? The bad guy? Place a phonecall to Kevin Rudd, like he's been doing to our Pacific friends, and tell him it's not just our island neighbours who stand behind the science - we all want a treaty that delivers a safe climate:
Stand Up to Rudd
If you'd listened to Kevin Rudd's speech this morning, you'd have thought he actually cares about climate change. He's saying one thing in public, and then working furiously to undermine efforts for a good treaty behind the scenes. Phone him today before his negotiations wipe Pacific nations off the map.
Thanks for standing up to bullying,
The GetUp team
PS - GetUp members have funded five Pacific Islanders' journey to Copenhagen, with a simple message of survival. Now Kevin Rudd is trying to bully their home nations out of existence. Watch their video here, and call Kevin Rudd to stand up for their survival.
(from Get Up)