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Close to 500,000 marched in Madrid on December 6, midway through COP25.  

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‘A dismal failure’: The 25th UN climate talks (COP25) ended on Sunday,
after three tense days of final negotiations. In the end, [ [link removed] ]the weakened
text failed to curb coal, oil, and gas, as powerful countries with vested
fossil fuel interests blocked progress. Protesters, voicing the demands of
people across the world to stop polluters, were [ [link removed] ]kicked out of the
summit last week. Many big issues on how to implement the Paris Agreement
were left until next year’s conference, COP26 in Glasgow, despite the
urgency to take action. 

A protester at the Madrid march holds up an eye to say “we are watching.”
Photo: Hoda Baraka

More than 500,000 people marched for climate action in Madrid and Santiago
on December 6. And throughout the two-week summit, young activists from
all over the world showed incredible leadership and moral clarity. Greta
Thunberg summed it up well in [ [link removed] ]her speech:

“I’m telling you there’s hope. I have seen it. But it does not come from
governments or corporations. It comes from the people.”

Indigenous leaders from Minga Indígena deliver a letter demanding official
recognition at COP on December 10. Photo: Hugo Duchesne

Indigenous voices: Indigenous leaders from across Latin America made
themselves heard at COP25, despite the last-minute change of location to
Europe. In a beautiful ceremony, they delivered a climate letter demanding
that Indigenous consultation become an official part of the negotiations.
It also warned against [ [link removed] ]carbon markets – a big point of debate in the
negotiations – as a false solution. [ [link removed] ]Meet some of the leaders and learn
about their journey to COP.

 

Activists call out Japan for their coal financing with a papier-mâché mask
of Prime Minister Abe. Photo: Hanae Takahashi, Friends of the Earth

Bankrolling coal: New research unveiled at COP shows investors have spent
[ [link removed] ]$745 billion on new coal development since the 2015 Paris Agreement.
More than 1,000 new coal plants are planned worldwide – even though the UN
Secretary General himself has called for no new coal by the end of next
year.

37,000 people from around the world signed on to a petition to end fossil
fuel finance, which was delivered at COP. Expect bank headquarters and
fossil funders to be big campaign targets in 2020.

 

The December 6 march in Santiago was coordinated with the nighttime march
in Madrid. Photo: Fina

Chile: Communities gathered throughout the two weeks for performances,
workshops, and actions at the People’s Climate Summit and the Social
Summit for Climate Action. With input from groups across Latin America,
they launched the Manifesto for the Climate, with policy demands to solve
the social and climate crises. [ [link removed] ]Read about all the amazing COP25 action
in Chile.

Supporters at the "Cities for Climate Change" Mayors' forum. Photo: 350
EECCA

Local change: Fuelled by activism, cities are stepping in to stop the
climate crisis where global UN processes are failing. [ [link removed] ]24 cities in
Turkey – including three of the top five most populated – made an official
pledge to fulfill their Paris Agreement responsibility to keep warming
under 1.5˚C by 2030. And [ [link removed] ]two more communities in Ukraine have declared
new plans for 100% renewable energy: Trostyanets and Baranivska.

One to Watch

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Make no mistake: This COP was a failure because many politicians and
delegates protected the interests of the fossil fuel industry. Never has
the disconnect from the scientific imperative been so wide. But the scale
of people power was also unmatched. [ [link removed] ]Watch these beautiful scenes from
the summit – and let them inspire you to take action in the weeks ahead.

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That’s it for now – we’ll be back soon with the last Fossil Free edition
of 2019!

 
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