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The well-oiled wheels of climate scepticism

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by Kathy Cumming 14:21pm 22 Feb 2010
Been wondering about the veracity of climate science lately? Probably not if you’re here at the Sign On website reading this blog.

No Scandal behind these gates

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by Nick Young 9:43am 08 Feb 2010
Since December there has been a glut of stories challenging the science of climate change as represented by the IPCC. Should we be concerned? Only about climate change.

Target deadline COP-out

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by Kathy Cumming 14:12pm 02 Feb 2010
As deadlines of global significance go, it was pretty…underwhelming.

My farewell blog

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by Gareth Hughes 9:55am 29 Jan 2010
This is my last day working at Greenpeace so I thought I’d write up a few thoughts on Sign On. Apologies in advance, this blog is really long, but hey this is a pretty BIG campaign.

2010

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by Nick Young 15:03pm 25 Jan 2010
At the beginning of 2009, faced with a climate in crisis, a Government not taking it seriously and the huge opportunity that the Copenhagen summit presented, we decided it was time to get a lot of...

A moving video from Copenhagen

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by Nick Young 17:13pm 22 Jan 2010
As the dust settles after Copenhagen, despite the disappointment we all feel at such a wasted opportunity, there is much to give hope.

It is not over yet!

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by Nick Young 12:48pm 22 Dec 2009
It's been an amazing year and we've come a long way. Our leaders failed us in Copenhagen but their failure will inspire action. We will not give up until John Key commits to a target of 40 per cent...

Anatomy of Failure

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by Geoff Keey 13:32pm 21 Dec 2009
It’s now the day after the end of the Copenhagen fiasco.  After a day of reflection my assessment is the same.  It was a massive failure of diplomacy brought about by two problems - a...

Copenhagen is over, but we’re not done yet

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by Nick Young 11:37am 21 Dec 2009
It’s over. The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties has officially drawn to a close (or rather all but collapsed), but what are we left with?

Wrap up Copenhagen video

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by Kathy Cumming 10:40am 21 Dec 2009
So how bad was it? And what's everyone saying about it? In this video, Guardian Environment editor John Vidal examines the final frantic hours of Copenhagen's climate summit.

A Black Day for the World

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by Nick Young 17:25pm 19 Dec 2009
Auckland 19 December 2009 - Global leaders have today failed to act to avert catastrophic climate change, says Greenpeace. A weak outcome has so-far emerged from the UN climate talks. The deal is...

John Key hints at real leadership

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by Kathy Cumming 10:44am 18 Dec 2009
John Key has landed! And with quite a thump.

The smoking gun at Copenhagen

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by Nick Young 8:11am 18 Dec 2009
This is big news.

NGOs evicted - curtains drawn on talks

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by Kathy Cumming 15:02pm 17 Dec 2009
As i write this, security are moving through the Bella Centre in Copenhagen where the talks are being held and evicting all NGO observers except for a lucky 54 (that's 54 in total from the thousands...

Agriculture plan makes no ripple

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by Geoff Keey 12:11pm 17 Dec 2009
Warning: I’ve only had four hours sleep (excluding my little kip on the conference chairs (left), so let’s see how I go writing this blog….

An open letter to Barack Obama

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by Nick Young 11:23am 17 Dec 2009
Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, writes to Barack Obama on the eve of his departure for Copenhagen for the COP15 climate talks.

Geoff has a moment at Copenhagen

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by Kathy Cumming 11:18am 16 Dec 2009
The thing about being one of the 20,000 delegates at the talks in Copenhagen is that you kind of have to kiss good-bye your sanity for two weeks.

Geoff briefs the bloggers at Copenhagen

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by Nick Young 8:05am 16 Dec 2009

Copenhagen – “It’s pretty insane”

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by Geoff Keey 10:55am 15 Dec 2009
Greetings from a cold and hectic Copenhagen. We are now entering the final days of the talks. Over the past week or so, hundreds of thousands of people have marched in locations around the world;...

Those stolen emails

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by Nick Young 15:08pm 14 Dec 2009
Like a bad smell, the theft of emails from the <
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