Unpacking Copenhagen: What happened, what it means, and where we’re headed

Sydney: Wednesday, February 24 2010, 9-11am

Did the huge volume of media coming out of Copenhagen this week overwhelm you and turn you off? Are you unsure what the final outcomes will ultimately mean? Are you wanting to plan your personal and organisational work for 2010 around the international negotiations but are unsure where the most effective pressure points lie?

To assist you and to build a stronger civil society response post-Copenhagen, the Climate Action Network Australia (CANA) is holding a follow-up public event on February 24 2010 that will feature presentations from CANA member organisations that are currently in Copenhagen.

Unpacking Copenhagen: What happened, what it means, and where we’re headed

• Wednesday, February 24 2010, 9-11am
• Mitchell Theatre, Level 1, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt St, Sydney
• Cost: $30 (incl. GST), including morning tea
• Book online by February 11

This public event features speakers who attended Copenhagen to give first hand analysis of the negotiations and subsequent outcome. Speakers will address the machinations of the two busy weeks in Copenhagen and will dissect the meaning of the agreement that occurred. The aspects of development, political agreements, climate science and scientific impacts will be explored. Then the conversation will broaden into a deeper discussion about the role of the diverse climate movement in influencing the UNFCCC, and the role of grassroots power bases to achieve a safe energy future.

Speakers include: Don Henry (Director, Australian Conservation Foundation), Rev Elenie Poulos (Director, UnitingJustice of the Uniting Church), Dr Georgina Woods (International Coordinator, Climate Action Network Australia), Maria Tiimon (Kiribati national, and officer, Edmund Rice Centre), Will McGoldrick (Economic Policy Advisor, the Climate Institute) and Trish Harrup (Senior climate campaigner, Greenpeace Australia Pacific).