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Today’s theme is being very cold and very hungry. This morning, after a fresh dump of snow on Copenhagen I made my way to the metro (with a large, heavy, conspicuous sign of an October 24th action) and after a snow delay, elbow action in a backed up metro, I finally got on one of Copenhagen’s usually efficient metro trains. The four metro stops before the Bella Centre each had volunteers from 350.org displaying signs of actions from October 24th and last weekends vigils, sending the message of t… Continue

Great, inspiring actions continue to be in the works here in Denmark. I thought I would report back on what some random 21 year old Aussie who’s accent is apparently amusing to everyone, is bringing to Copenhagen, that’s me by the way.

Having been well and truly excluded from all official proceedings at the Bella Centre here I am in an office that is sub par in cleanliness, planning ways of getting a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty that gets us to 350 ppm, what science demands (yep,… Continue

They are kicking us out of the Bella Centre. COP15 is reducing the admittance of NGO’s so that only 20% of delegates will be allowed in tomorrow. So today was maybe my last meeting with the Australian delegation and this was the first time that I really lost hope with the process and really felt down and frustrated. Today the African delegation walked out of the plenary- the Australians described this as “antics”, umm I’m sorry, did I miss something? The African block are fighting for their surv… Continue

Just a quick note to tell two crazy stories from Sunday.

First of all it SNOWED on me!!!!! At the time I happened to be in Copenhagen Town Hall Square watching Desmond Tutu deliver a half a million strong petition to Yvo de Boer, the Chair of the UNFCCC calling for climate justice. Not only did Desmond Tutu speak passionately on the issue, nothing short of begging each and every one of us to act on behalf of the climate but he literally danced his enthusiasm out on the stage. I'm saying an olde… Continue