Comments on: Copenhagen is over: our future in crisis?

By: En

En — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:44:21 +0000

By: Cheryl Taylor

Cheryl Taylor — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:53:43 +0000

Despite the shameful failure at Copenhagen, and earlier in Australia when an over-cautious ETS was rejected by the Senate, I’ll maintain hope and do whatever I can to influence nations to bring down emissions in 2010.

By: B A

B A — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:54:11 +0000

Thankyou for this wake up call. I will be putting a lot more effort into creating change in 2010. God Bless

By: Amanda Kelly

Amanda Kelly — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:22:37 +0000

Thanks Phil, you are doing really necessary work keeping us all informed.

I’ve been aware of our climate problem for over 30 years and it’s difficult to keep hope in my heart when I see the world leaders ignoring our future again and again. BUT it’s people like you who help keep the hope alive.

I’ll be with you in 2010.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:31:11 +0000

It is not about holding out for a ‘better deal’ for US, if our children and this planet have to suffer for it. Do more than you HAVE to, to encourage the greedy to do their bit.

By: christine brown

christine brown — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:44:42 +0000

Thanks for informing us about the Solomon Islands but not enough is being done to highlight the same problems happening in our own country in the Torres Strait Islands. The same issues affecting our Torres Strait brothers & sisters but being ignored!

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:36:30 +0000

Hi, bit blue about Copenhagen, I read a lot of articles from IPS on environment and civil rights to keep me better informed. Challenge to everyone, for the last nine years we have not used heating or cooling in our house, adapting happens pretty quickly and only a few days a year you are uncomfortable, but more in touch with the environment.

By: Laila

Laila — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:12:46 +0000

I’d like to live in hope. Just when we thought the earth would fry from the expanding hole in the ozone, nations rallied to form the Montreal Treaty back in 1982. This treaty not only ceased the use of CFCs, but proved that the global community can congregate to solve a common crisis. I hope that our leaders will be shamed on their return home (this is where we all fit in) and return to international discussions next year with a resolve to set real targets and strategies to achieve them.

Now, if only they could ban the burning fossil fuels!!

By: Sue Morrison

Sue Morrison — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:28:06 +0000

Thank you for all your hard work Phil. The disappointing result at Copenhagen has confirmed what I always believed – that real action on climate change will be never be driven by the politicians. We must drive that change ourselves – and 2009 proved to be a major leap forward in that process at a global scale. We just have to keep pushing and pushing until the politicians have no choice but to follow.

By: Alisha Watkins

Alisha Watkins — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:01:51 +0000

I wonder if President Obama really realises the truth of his words that we have gone two steps backwards. This is a disappointment but we can only keep trying, no matter how much climate change is now appearing to leave the minds of politicians…but what else can WE do?