Copenhagen, Dec 9, 2009
Protests erupted inside the COP 15 this afternoon just outside the main plenary hall. Responding to calls by Tuvalu and the G77 for a more stringent temperature rise target limit of 1.5°C (as opposed to a 2° target), demonstrators chanted “One point five to stay alive”. Participants were guided past the demonstrators into the plenary hall by guards to continue their negotiations.
Other chants included:
“Legal Treaty Now – Ambitious”,”350″,”Annex One – Stand Up”,”Open Plenary”, “Survival”
Another “climate justice” demonstration inside the COP15 calling for Annex 1 countries to cut emissions by 40% without using offsets.