Here's another update from Julien, our non-stop blogging climate campaigner up a coal chimney in Italy!

In every sustained action, there are many times when you have to down tools. Here at Brindisi coal-fired power plant, Italy's most polluting, we have been occupying the smoke stacks and coal conveyor for 33 hours now.

The wind hasn't been helpful - I don't speak the language but suspect that Brindisi is Italian for "blows a gale". This morning, the wind calmed down long enough for out climbers to paint "STU...", the first part of the word "stupid". I have to respect those painters, dangling more than 100 metres above ground, maneouvreing themselves to make the most efficient brush strokes. Anyway, the wind started to pick up and they came back up. We'll have another go later.

The beat news is that judging by the smokestacks, output at this plant has been dramatically reduced. Every hour we remain, we can prevent up to 2,400 tonnes of co2 being released.

This is a pretty inspiring time to be involved with Greenpeace. Not only did we occupy four greenhouse polluting coal power stations yesterday, but in the US, activists unfurled a massive banner at Mt. Rushmore, reading: America honours leaders, not politicians. Stop global warming. Now today, I hear a fifth power station in Italy has been occupied! Sensational!

One of the greatest challenges when in a sustained direct action is to be patient, as right now we have to wait for conditions to improve before getting back on the ropes. That has been made so much easier by being able to hear of our successes around the world.

I've also had time to write this update and you might have seen pictures on Twitter of how we put together a makeshift draughts board. The time ticks on...

Let's be clear though that while we're making an impact here, this campaign will need to be sustained and insense throughout the year as we approach Copenhagen. We need everyone to be doing whatever peaceful action you are prepared to take on order to apply pressure on your political leaders.

Join up to Greenpeace's new campaign, YoU turn the Earth and add your voice to the global call for climate action. We need the developed world to cut greenhouse pollution by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2020, and powerful nations such as the G8 must take the lead. There will be times when energy levels drop, when what we're doing comes into question, when we simply need to be patient with the inaction and keep on pushing. But this is a campaign to be part of, so thanks for being involved.

From 200 metres above Brindisi power plant, I'll sign off for now.