{"id":27782,"date":"2019-12-07T21:52:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T20:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=27782"},"modified":"2019-12-09T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T13:37:24","slug":"one-week-in-two-steps-back-we-need-to-find-a-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/27782\/one-week-in-two-steps-back-we-need-to-find-a-way-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"One week in, two steps back. We need to find a way forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Madrid, Spain – Squabbling over \u2018Article 6\u2019 has so far distracted leaders at COP25 from what hundreds of thousands of people in Madrid took to the streets to demand: climate justice. Politicians at the COP will be under global scrutiny as they make the choice between commodifying nature via a carbon trafficking scheme, or moving ahead together with commitments on absolute emission reductions.

Read about Greenpeace\u2019s expectations at the COP25 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace Chile national director, Mat\u00edas Asun, said:

\u201cThe COP25 may be in Madrid, but its heart is in Latin America where — in Chile in particular — the link between an environmental crisis and human demands for social justice is being played out on the streets. Chile needs to shut down its coal plants by 2030 or continue to suffer droughts and forest fires, triggered by polluting industries. Only by protecting its forests and making access to water a right is Chile able to demand other countries do better in tackling the climate emergency. It is not possible to have a fair quality of life without environmental and climate equity.\u201d

Greenpeace Spain executive director, Mario Rodr\u00edguez Vargas, said:

\u201cIn Madrid, we just had the biggest environmental march in our history. This massive, peaceful demonstration of the peoples\u2019 power must drive negotiations towards ambition that matches what the science demands to prevent the runaway climate emergency. This needs to resonate with Governments and politicians in the negotiations at the COP, and in the formation of the new government in Spain. We will not accept delays or deceit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace International executive director, Jennifer Morgan, said:<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe are halfway through this climate conference and we\u2019re yet\nto see the energy on the streets translate into political energy at the\nnegotiating table. Organisers say hundreds of thousands of people peacefully\nmarched the streets of Madrid on Friday. Leaders in Madrid have a moral and\ndemocratic obligation to make sure the sounds of their footsteps are heard in\nthe halls of power.<\/p>\n\n

The Chilean presidency has put a spotlight on ambition and\nsaid it would lead by example. As we move into week two and high level\nministers start to arrive, it will become increasingly clear which countries\nare ready to enhance their commitments in 2020 and submit climate targets in\nline with the Paris Agreement. It will also become clear which countries are\ndigging in and continuing to prioritise profit and self-interest over their\npeople. <\/p>\n\n

It is in the hands of the Chilean presidency to put science\nat the centre of these negotiations and turn people power into political\naction. Leaders have to be courageous and find the way forward – there is no\nother choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

ENDS

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<\/a>Contacts:
Arin de Hoog, Greenpeace International, adehoog@greenpeace.org, +31 646 197 329

Conrado Garcia del Vado, Greenpeace Spain, cogarcia@greenpeace.org +34 660 47 12 67<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace International Press Desk: pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org, +31 (0) 20 718 2470 (available 24 hours)

Follow <\/em>@greenpeacepress<\/em><\/a> on twitter for our latest international press releases<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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