Climate Justice Now! » TWN http://www.climate-justice-now.org A network of organisations and movements from across the globe committed to the fight for social, ecological and gender justice. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:59:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 THURS AM COP 15–Press Conference on Technology Text- Over 150 Groups Reveal Oversights http://www.climate-justice-now.org/thurs-am-cop-15-press-conference-on-technology-text-over-150-groups-reveal-oversights/ http://www.climate-justice-now.org/thurs-am-cop-15-press-conference-on-technology-text-over-150-groups-reveal-oversights/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:56:10 +0000 CJN http://www.climate-justice-now.org/?p=452
from ETC Group and Third World Network
ON BEHALF OF AD HOC COALITION: LET’S LOOK BEFORE WE LEAP!

MEDIA ADVISORY

Alert to climate negotiators:  LETS LOOK BEFORE WE LEAP!

GAPING OVERSIGHT:  NO ASSESSMENT IN TECHNOLOGY TEXT

An international group of more than 150 civil society groups from 36 countries will release a joint declaration calling upon governments in Copenhagen to revamp the draft text on technology transfer,  to ensure that the precautionary principle is respected and that high-risk and unproven climate “techno-fixes” are not allowed to put the world at risk.

WHO:   Third World Network and ETC Group with other signatories of declaration.

WHEN: Thursday,  December 10 2009 at 9:00 AM

WHERE: BELLA CENTRE, Hall H, Asger Jorn Room, Copenhagen

This press conference will be webcast.
Check http://unfccc.int/2860.php for details

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Information:
Silvia Ribeiro, local number (Copenhagen): + 45 526 911 47
Teresa Anderson local number (Copenhagen): +45 507 516 37
Diana Bronson:                + 1 514 629 9236

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