Climate change kept us busy during November and December 2008. The Walk Against Warming saw thousands strut their stuff in colourful gear; Kevin Rudd announced a miserable emissions reduction target and we kept a watch on international climate negotiations in Poland. We also launched the 2009 True Food Guide and built a beautiful whale sand sculpture on Bondi beach.
August 2008: Greenpeace has launched our Forests for Climate tour with a colourful welcome in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Our ship, Esperanza, is touring the region protecting forests and showing how deforestation contributes to climate change.
The month saw the Energy [R]evolution ship tour kick off from Sydney, led by Greenpeace ship the Esperanza up the east Australian coast. We highlighted the need to address climate change through practical and effective renewable energy solutions.
On 28 July 2008, Greenpeace activists painted climate change messages on 20 ships in Queensland's largest coal port at Hay Point. Messages included "Coal is killing reef" but the main message? "Stop coal expansion".
During April, we took action in the air and on the sea, launching a spectacular climate change message for Kevin Rudd and campaigning for marine reserves in the overfished Pacific Ocean.
Global leaders are meeting in Bali to set the agenda for the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). We’ve sent a team to the talks. View images of what’s been happening so far.
![The Energy [R]evolution website, launched in July 2008.](/raw/image_thumb/australia/admin/image-library2/the-energy-r-evolution-websit.jpg)
