I saw the link for the documentary “Owning The Weather” only after its screening at COP15. It would have been great to have gone to see it and the panel discussion afterward. The subject matter raises important issues regarding the use of atmospheric technology Geo-engineering or “Climate engineering” as its commonly known. You may have heard about the Beijing 2007 Olympic’s “cloud seeding” where rockets with chemicals are fired into clouds to make it rain.
Its a healthy debate, but the re-percussion of changing weather patterns (currently to suit man’s needs alone), are still being researched. When a butterfuly flaps its wings in Brazil…
Trailer…
and the little trailer for the screening and panel discussion at COP15…
COP15… you know other meetings have failed. Many meetings end up only with a weak unbinding declaration. What i did experience at COP15 was something else… there is something more than that happening… if you are like me and questioning the effectiveness of global governance mechanisms, the documentary trailer below may interest you immensely.
Writing from a hotel room in Stockholm… the film festival was a success, lots of people, lots of discussions, and much opportunity to further tour the stories within international festivals, human rights events, community centres, museums, universities etc…more later but in the short term just wanted to share with you the blog and photo posted on the UNU’s website.
Generally as you may already know, we are all felling sad with how things have stagnated at the climate negotiations currently.. I hope this week, the real leaders in the room will stand up and be a wise global council for the people of the world!… and…. decide to reevaluate the pile of “not negotiable” market agendas that were decided weeks before this event.
If only plants and animals could lobby!
Below is a mobile phone photo i took when Tuvalu’s negotiator Ian Fry (Australian) voiced his concern for the negotiations direction. He was immediately backed by PNG and also China asked for further considerations. You can just make out the COP15 Chairperson Honorable Connie Hedegaard talking (off-microphone) with UNFCCC colleagues. If you have time, please watch the link to Ian Fry’s later speech on youtube below. I have also pasted the UNU Carterets video if you are interested at seeing the current situation first hand.
