WDM's 'Copenhagen Watch' - take action, fast.

We need people to act fast for real results to get a deal with justice at its heart. Already the climate talks have a distinct stench of scandal over the draft documents known as the Danish text, leaked to the Guardian and showing rich countries abandoning any principle of climate justice.

The document was described last night by one senior diplomat as "a very dangerous document for developing countries”. In particular, the text is understood to:
• Force developing countries to agree to specific emission cuts and measures that were not part of the original UN agreement;
• Divide poor countries further by creating a new category of developing countries called "the most vulnerable";
• Weaken the UN's role in handling climate finance, whilst strengthening the role of the World Bank;
• Not allow poor countries to emit more than 1.44 tonnes of carbon per person by 2050, while allowing rich countries to emit 2.67 tonnes;
• Make money to help countries adapt to climate change conditional on them reducing emissions.
 

This is outrageous and cannot be allowed to happen. We need you to make a noise now.
1) Email Gordon Brown calling on him to distance the UK from this leaked document. Tell the Prime Minister that the World Bank cannot be trusted and the UN should be responsible for climate finance and that poor countries must not be divided or bullied by rich countries. (and select Contact the Prime Ministers Office)

2) Leave messages on the Guardian on-line article pointing this out:

3) If you’re on twitter, tweet Ed Miliband to tell him that if adopted the Danish text would be a bad deal for people and the climate. No deal is better than a bad deal.