EU goes backwards!

One year ago at Bali the EU was the proactive part of the UNFCCC negotiations. Promoting cuts between 25 - 40 % in 2020. Those were the days! Now EU seems to take five steps backwards. 20% and no trigger to 30% in case of a global treaty. And free emission rights, no funds for developing countries from emission trade! CDM projects instead of doing domestic actions! And some try to say that this is a step forward! 2009 seems to be a heavy year for those who wants to see a fair and necesary treaty signed in Copenhagen.
Now lets use the Uppsala Manifesto and put it on the EU goverments tables as well as on the table in the White House. Time to change!

The Manifesto is signed

Friday night the manifesto was signed. The 28 hours of cermonies seminars and meetings was a great experience for everyone there.
There is a real and honest will among religions to come together to overcome the climate change challenge. At least I got the impression from the summit. Hopefully, when looking back, this could be one of the first step to an interfaith cooperation that will have a real impact on fighting climate change.
There is hope for the future!