As Climate Talks Stall Protests Erupt
COPENHAGEN — Shooting pepper spray and beating protesters with batons, police tried to squash protests at the UN Climate Conference. As talks stalled inside, the protesters want strong action with firm steps to stop global warming and are calling for climate justice.
“I regret to report we have been unable to reach agreement,” John Ashe [...]
Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and Nobel prize winner Al Gore pleaded to top CEOs of companies, such as, PepsiCo, Nestle, BP, to take action against climate change.
“We have to do it this year. Not next year. This year,” Gore said. “The clock is ticking, because Mother Nature does not do bailouts.”
“Continuing to pour trillions of [...]