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Heard about a protest that is coming up during the 2nd Annual Carbon Trading Summit. I don't know much about the nuance of the conversation, but protest promoters bring up the compelling argument that carbon trading is an effort to privatize the atmosphere, as corporations buy and sell the rights to pollute it. Corporations are claiming the atmosphere as a private commodity and buying and selling "rights" to pollute it. Manipulation of these "rights" - in combination with so-called "offsets" (projects that claim to reduce emissions on their behalf, but most often do not) - will allow the industry to stonewall real pollution reductions for another 15 to 20 years, with devastating consequences for all life on earth. Carbon markets in the European Union have proven extremely volatile, prone to manipulation and gaming, and they do not help reduce emissions.
They've got a week of events planned that look really interesting. Saturday, Jan 9, 10am-5pm: Nonviolent direct action workshop and strategy session
Sunday, Jan 10, 6:30pm-8:30pm: Panel discussion "Selling the Sky: Carbon Trading and the Failure of Copenhagen"
Monday, Jan 11, 7 pm - 9:00 pm: Presentation: "From COP 15 to Climate Justice Movement"
Tuesday, Jan 12, noon: Press Event: Featuring renowned climate scientist DR. JAMES HANSEN, and FATHER PAUL MAYER, of the Climate Crisis Coalition
Wednesday, Jan 13, 12 noon: Rally and protest action outside of the 2nd Annual Carbon Trading Summit For more details about these events and the issues- CLICK HERE! |
