Eminent scientists are warning about the scale of the crisis. This Conference is a sham! "
Although Mr. Pronk urged them to stay and discuss the issues, they filed out of the meeting, with no attempt at discussion. A dramatic gesture, but a missed opportunity.
Although Mr. Pronk urged them to stay and discuss the issues, they filed out of the meeting, with no attempt at discussion. A dramatic gesture, but a missed opportunity.
Other protests included a small group who managed to breach Security and sat upon a beam above the building's central staircase. They did this several times, as protests against emissions trading.
The dyke surrounding the Conference Center had been built by protesters, and
The dyke surrounding the Conference Center had been built by protesters, and
participants as a gesture of solidarity, but ultimately, it became a symbol of the frustration that many felt.
It was eventually breached by Greenpeace and a banner was raised stating "You've Sunk the Earth", through the emphasis on sequestratrion of Carbon Dioxide in forests or "SINKS", in conference jargon.
One group of young Greenpeace activists marched through the Netherlands Conference Center chanting:
"Earth is my body,
Water my blood.
Air is my breath and
Fire my spirit".
It was eventually breached by Greenpeace and a banner was raised stating "You've Sunk the Earth", through the emphasis on sequestratrion of Carbon Dioxide in forests or "SINKS", in conference jargon.
One group of young Greenpeace activists marched through the Netherlands Conference Center chanting:
"Earth is my body,
Water my blood.
Air is my breath and
Fire my spirit".