The agreement that is to be signed during the Climate Conference to be held in Copenhagen in 5 days will be an effective tool to tackle climate change only if it includes legally binding and ambitious commitments of emission reduction by rich countries and if it grants support for those who cannot deal with consequences of climate change alone. In the today’s position, Climate Coalition calls for fulfilling these conditions.     

One week ahead of crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen, a new study released today by Stockholm Environment Institute in partnership with Friends of the Earth Europe proves for the first time that Europe could double its greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2020.
     

Climate Coalition demands an immediate appointment of a governmental commissioner for achieving goals of the Climate and Energy Package. The commissioner would coordinate activities of the ministries responsible for elements of the Package and provide entrepreneurs with detailed information on its potential impact on economy. It will result in its effective implementation and making use of chances to increase economic innovativeness that it brings along.     

EU position for the UN Climate Conference in December this year agreed today in Brussels disappointed those who counted on decisions to be clear and adequate to scientific findings. Vague declarations of the EU leaders are a result of, among others, resistance of the coalition built by Poland, consisting of countries who are against making decisions on specific amount of aid for developing countries in their struggle against climate change.     

On Saturday, October 24, Polish Ecological Club Mazovian Branch organised an action "Change yourself, not the climate" on the Castle Square in the centre of Warsaw. Its main goal was to collect postcards with an appeal for ambitious climate policy to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.     

30th September 2009, 9.30 – 16.00, Centrum Zielna, 37, Zielna Street, Warsaw, Poland