Hi Friend, Today we illustrated the new Government's approach to climate change with a toilet installation on Parliament grounds. In the first flush of the new Government, as ministers were sworn in and the new Prime Minister gave his speech from the throne, our team in Wellington deposited 30 porcelain toilets on Parliament's lawn - each containing the planet Earth and the message: "Don't flush our climate down the John." Today also marks the 9th day of UN climate talks in Poznan, Poland and, rather than any strong climate action, all we've seen our representatives do so far is plead for special treatment and try to weasel out of any international obligations. It's embarrassing for New Zealand, economically dangerous in the long term and bad news for the climate. Thanks to National's dismantling of New Zealand climate policy, and our behaviour at these talks, our reputation is in tatters. Prime Minister Key must start taking climate change seriously, and instruct our delegation in Poznan to do the same. Poznan is the crucial halfway point on the Road to Copenhagen where the world may have its last chance to get it right on climate change. If a deal is not reached at Copenhagen, future generations will have political leaders like John Key to blame for runaway climate change. The world is watching and Greenpeace has asked people all over the world to upload photos of themselves to be projected at the Poznan conference - if you haven't already please upload yours now and add your face to the 13,000 already to be projected.
Nick Young
(C) Greenpeace
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