The European Heads of State are meeting for 2 days in Brussels.! They are discussing climate change and emissions targets for the EU and this will have serious implications for the ongoing international talks here in Copenhagen!

The European Union has to date committed to a 20% emission cut by 2020, and pledged to increase this to 30% conditional on the commitments made by other countries. BUT! Both targets are inadequate and include huge amounts of ineffective tricks such as offsetting, so they would not enable a just solution to the climate crisis.

So. To show delegates here in Copenhagen that the EU should UP its targets and that it’s really the moment to ACT in Brussels, we did a cool action at the entrance of the Bella Center! Every time the metro arrived and flood out delegates towards the entrance, we raised our banners and balloons with the message “Up Your Targets! It’s Up to You!” Because of the cold and the huge amount of vibring energy in our team, the shouting soon turned into a kind of groovy rap, and according to the raising smiles on the faces, passing delegates seemed to enjoy and support it!

But let’s hope it doesn’t get as cosy and comfortable in Brussels. To prevent dangerous climate change, Europe must take AMBITIOUS action on both emission cuts and climate finance for the most vulnerable people in the world and for future generations – we!

The other highlight of the day was the policy briefing Young Friends of the Earth held at the Klimaforum!As it was the ‘Young and Future Generations’s Day’, Young Friends of the Earth gave the briefing for the people at the Klimaforum onwhat’s happening inside the Bella Center on the policy level, together with the Federation of Young European Greens. Three of us starred on the stage of the Orange Room, watched by a crowd of at least 70 people!

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