Newsletter

28th January 2012

Start of a new year & a whole host of new events coming up:

1. AGM, 3rd March, Room B102, SOAS, Russell Square campus. See map here.
2. Come and meet anti-fracking campaigners from all round the UK, share skills and experience at the National Anti-Fracking Gathering, 17th March.
3. Frack off are organising Mob 2 demo against Cuadrilla on 14th March.
4. Date for the diary: Alternative Rio Conference.
5. For London supporters there is a social evening (20th February) and meeting (6th February) to look forward to.
6. And finally we have our usual roundup of the most important national and international news stories of the past few weeks.

1. AGM

Come and help us plan for the year's campaigning. See how you can get involved!

Discuss what the "agreement" reached at the Durban COP really means and how we should be reacting to it.

What can we expect from the Rio Summit and how will the US election effect global action on climate change and our campaigning around it ?

Check the CCC website for updates.

  2. National anti-Fracking gathering

Come meet other groups campaigning against hydraulic fracturing - "fracking".

Get informed, meet anti-fracking campaigners from all around the country and get together to stop fracking in the UK NOW, before it gets a hold and becomes unstoppable.

Details: Saturday 17^th March circa 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester. Map and Directions here.

Cuadrilla, the company that has been fracking for shale gas in Blackpool, is hoping to find further reserves in the Home Counties. Mark Miller CEO of Cuadrilla visited the Sussex village of Balcombe and got more than he bargained for. CCC campaigner Fiona reports.

Check the CCC website for updates.

3. Frack off Mob

"On the 14-15th of March, The Marriott Hotel Regents Park is playing host to another orgy of misinformation and industry propaganda, all in the name of shafting the planet for profit. Let’s not disappoint! Fracking investors and the fracking companies themselves will be there. This is a fantastic opportunity to expose the greenwash and show investors and backers how dangerous and unpopular it is."

Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3-8pm, 128 King Henrys Road, NW3 3ST London.

More details TBC - join the event to keep updated!

4. Rio Alternative Conference

The Campaign against Climate Change is planning an 'Alternative Summit' for the weekend preceding the Rio Earth Summit (16th June).

This will be within the central London Universities (SOAS, IOE, Birbeck).

Check back here for more details as they become available.

5. Social and meeting

The CCC London meeting will be held on Monday the 6th of February in the Housmans bookshop (5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX), from 6.45-8pm. 

Everyone is welcome to discuss upcoming events and how you can help.

Join us too for the social and have a drink with us and discuss climate change, politics, or anything else. Everyone welcome.

Details: Monday 20th February from 6.30pm, The Big Chill House, 257-259 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NL.

Take Action: Tell the World Bank not to finance a massive new coal-fired power plant in Kosovo. http://act.350.org/sign/kosovo/

6. Climate change in the news – UK

The government lost its appeal against the court ruling that its cuts to solar feed-in-tariffs were unlawful, but is seeking permission to appeal again in the Supreme Court.

A handful of MPs blocked the Daylight Saving Bill by tabling wrecking amendments.

The controversial London-Birmingham high speed rail link has been given the go-ahead from Transport Secretary Justine Greening.

Boris Johnson briefed the Daily Telegraph that Cameron supported his idea for a new airport in the Thames Estuary. The Guardian gives a slightly different line

Climate change in the news – International

Obama refused permission for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. While TransCanada can reapply next year, this is a significant victory.

A draft of the development goals for the Rio +20 conference was leaked – and condemned for a ‘lack of urgency’.

A European Commission report found a 30% target for 2020 would be cheaper than expected while an unambitious 20% risks a return to high-carbon investment, making decarbonisation more painful in the long term

The IEA chief economist stated that phasing out global fossil fuel subsidies could take the world half way to necessary carbon cuts.

The Bank of England governor is warned that fossil fuels are sub-prime assets, since to stay within 2C just 20% of existing fossil fuel reserves can be burned.

The Bulgarian government refused Chevron permission to frack for shale gas after massive demonstrations.