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The UN Secretary General has real moral authority. We hope that Mr Ban will use it to call for a Bali Mandate, which will strengthen the Kyoto Protocol.
Mr Ban and Dr Leipold discussed climate change - agreeing about the urgency of the situation and moral imperative of taking concrete action.
Then Mr Ban laid it out for us: "We need you, Greenpeace, to mobilise public opinion and enable politicians to do the right thing." Putting the ball squarely in our court and that of our supporters. Strong leadership is only half of the equation; public pressure is the other half.
At the summit, Greenpeace will address delegates and heads of state. Greenpeace China campaign director Sze Ping will talk about our work in China and how the country can be part of the solution to climate change. He will also deliver our energy revolution message: “We have the technology, we just need to use energy smarter and ensure a massive uptake of renewable energies to avert climate chaos”.
Later next week the Bush administration will host its own climate change meeting, scheduled to start September 27 in Washington DC. This is the so-called "big emitters" meeting since it is for the 16 countries that account for 90 percent of global warming emissions.
Mr Bush is expected to keep pushing the idea of "aspirational targets". They are nothing legally binding or meaningful. At best, they are a random wish list that will result in a cooked planet.
Greenpeace will also be at the meeting to provide analysis, comment and opposition to this distraction from the real task. We need real commitment at the next climate talks. Not more fluff. "The clock is ticking", Mr Ban told us yesterday. There truly is no time to waste.
As an Australian you might not have an invitation to the UN, but you can take action on climate change.
"We need you, Greenpeace, to mobilise public opinion and enable politicians to do the right thing."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Mr Ban and Dr Leipold discussed climate change - agreeing about the urgency of the situation and moral imperative of taking concrete action.
Then Mr Ban laid it out for us: "We need you, Greenpeace, to mobilise public opinion and enable politicians to do the right thing." Putting the ball squarely in our court and that of our supporters. Strong leadership is only half of the equation; public pressure is the other half.
Two climate meetings
Our meeting with Mr Ban is a prelude to the UN 'informal' Climate Summit on 24 September 2007, in New York.At the summit, Greenpeace will address delegates and heads of state. Greenpeace China campaign director Sze Ping will talk about our work in China and how the country can be part of the solution to climate change. He will also deliver our energy revolution message: “We have the technology, we just need to use energy smarter and ensure a massive uptake of renewable energies to avert climate chaos”.
Later next week the Bush administration will host its own climate change meeting, scheduled to start September 27 in Washington DC. This is the so-called "big emitters" meeting since it is for the 16 countries that account for 90 percent of global warming emissions.
Mr Bush is expected to keep pushing the idea of "aspirational targets". They are nothing legally binding or meaningful. At best, they are a random wish list that will result in a cooked planet.
Greenpeace will also be at the meeting to provide analysis, comment and opposition to this distraction from the real task. We need real commitment at the next climate talks. Not more fluff. "The clock is ticking", Mr Ban told us yesterday. There truly is no time to waste.
As an Australian you might not have an invitation to the UN, but you can take action on climate change.
