Campaign blog entries tagged with 'climate change'

Carteret Islands sunk by climate change – Apr 17

For most people in the UK, climate change feels like something that will happen at some undefined point in the future - to our children and grandchildren's generation. For the... more

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More big meetings, more disappointing climate mumblings – Apr 7

Whoever it was that said '24 hours is a long time in politics' certainly wasn't kidding. While I'm still feeling worn out by the political frenzy that surrounded last... more

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The $1.1 trillion verdict's out. But what does it mean for poor countries? – Apr 3

So the G20 verdict's out. Obama and the rest of the visitors have jetted off. And a full communiqué - dazzling with lines of 'restoring growth', 'financial supervision' and... more

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African leaders ask Brown to put people first at the G20 Summit – Mar 18

The buzz around the G20 has well and truly begun. Well kind of. Unfortunately, it's not yet getting quite as much press coverage as the football results. But here in... more

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G20 Voice - calling bloggers from around the world... – Mar 12

I often find myself shouting at the TV as the latest politician comes on to tow the party line. I read the newspaper and think to myself that they... more

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Waste not.... – Mar 3

When I'm in the supermarket I never really think, as I put the latest 3 for 2 offers into my basket, that my spur of the moment decisions have... more

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Return of the green granny – Feb 10

Recently, there's been a surge in people watching our favourite green granny, Barbara Warmsley on our YouTube channel. Barbara has been sharing loads of great tips in the films... more

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Weather is more than just a talking point – Feb 5

As the snow steadily falls this week it's more difficult than usual to ignore the weather. News bulletins and websites are deluged with the latest stories about the impact... more

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Cash needed to avert climate disasters – Feb 2

Last year the EU, one of the worst polluters, acknowledged that rich nations would have to cut emissions first and fastest and help poorer nations to adapt to the... more

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2009, it's time to act – Jan 15

The UN climate change conference in Copenhagen this December is the most important meeting humankind has ever face. That's the simple and striking message from our campaigns director, Thomas... more

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What's gonna be BIG in 2009 – Jan 9

The festive season is over and 2009 has properly begun. While some New Year's resolutions have already been quietly dropped, we know that we'll all need plenty of resolve to... more

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New biofuels legislation falls well short of the mark – Jan 6

Less than a week into the year and we were hoping to start 2009 with some good news. Rich countries announcing a complete write-off of poor country debt. That'd... more

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Rich countries put on a poor show in Poznan – Dec 16

The United Nations (UN) climate change conference drew to a close in Poznan last weekend, and - as you'll be able to see by the last video (embedded above)... more

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Message to UN climate talks: Delay kills – Dec 12

Oxfam's Theo Ratcliff reports from Poland, where we're waiting for the outcome of crucial climate change talks. So I'm sitting down to write today's blog, with my socks on... more

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Big names call for big international climate deal – Dec 11

David Attenborough, Scarlett Johansson, Angelique Kidjo, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Just four names of the nineteen actors, musicians, broadcasters, writers, activists and public figures who have co-signed an open... more

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While the EU fumbles, ice sculptures call for climate action – Dec 10

We're into the all-important last three days of United Nations climate talks. It's at this point that government ministers - the people with the power to make decisions about... more

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In video: a week of climate campaigning in Poland – Dec 8

We're halfway through crucial climate change negotiations in Poznan, Poland, and at this point we thought we'd pause and take a moment to look at what's happened in the... more

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Ever needed to evacuate your home 25 times?... – Dec 4

...Some people in Bangladesh have. Now imagine you live in Bangladesh. Floods have always been a normal part of your life, but recently, things have started become much worse.... more

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Oxfam takes on E.ON in email tussle – Dec 4

While the number of people who've taken our E.ON action has been steadily rising for the past few weeks (we've now well past 4,000 sign ups), things took a... more

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People, planning and action: what we're calling for in Poland – Dec 2

Climate campaigner Charlie Powell explains the outcomes Oxfam wants to see from UN climate negotiations. After months of preparation, United Nations climate change talks officially got underway yesterday. And... more

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Countdown to crucial climate talks begins – Nov 24

With the launch of our latest online action, Oxfam's countdown to United Nation's climate talks officially got underway today. In less than a fortnight's time, government advisors, scientists, big business,... more

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Campaigners delighted that the Bill's been increased – Oct 30

We're rather belated in reporting this on our blog, but for the last week or so we've been meaning to write about two big climate change announcements. On the... more

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Sailing away against new coal – Oct 30

Earlier this week, Oxfam's Martin Kirk joined other representatives from the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition - including Greenpeace, Christian Aid, Tearfund and even the Women's Institute - aboard Greenpeace's... more

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The coal debate: why Kingsnorth power station is an issue for Oxfam – Oct 28

Here in Britain we have a long-standing relationship with coal. Over centuries, billions of tonnes of it have been mined from our landscape. For some it's simply the 'black... more

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How many emails does it take to change a biofuels policy? – Oct 2

... About 35,000. Or at least that's how many it took to help trigger the other week's biofuels vote victory. But before we go into that, some history. Earlier... more

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Weekly 'good living' guide: transport – Sep 12

It's Friday, and it's another (belated) installment of our Good Living Guide. Where do the days disappear to? This week we're taking a look at transport in our day-to-day... more

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Weekly 'good living' guide: food – Aug 18

You can live ethically, without giving up pies.24-hour shopping might mean that we're free to pop out at 3am for a frozen lasagne, if we should so feel like it.... more

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The world is watching and won't look away – Jul 10

It's the end of the G8 summit in Japan and 6 days of determined, gut busting, and sleep deprived campaigning has come to an end. Oxfam Policy Advisor Max Lawson... more

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G8 warm words must not turn into hot air – Jul 8

As the second day of the G8 Summit draws to a close, it's been a day of warm weather and warm words in Japan. In the midst of the... more

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Big bamboo makes big impression at Number 10 – Jul 3

Having spent all of last weekend taking in the rays and watching Glastonbury - or at least the best bits from the Oxfam and Greenpeace video bloggers - it's... more

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All eyes on Japan as G8 countdown begins – Jun 26

For the last few months, people throughout the UK have been hanging messages to the G8 from Japanese Tanabata trees.The petitions are being collected. The Japanese phrase books are... more

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Forget Sex and the City - watch Sisters on the Planet – Jun 12

There's been a lot of hype in recent weeks about the new Sex and the City film, which premiered in London a few weeks ago. But last night another... more

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Four women and the fight against climate change – Jun 5

As obvious as it sounds, climate change affects everybody. That means women, men, children - and all those polar bears you've seen on the TV. We're all in this together.... more

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Food, not fuel – May 21

A big thanks to those of you that took our bio-fuels action last month. Together with our other CAFOD, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and RSPB we sent over 10,000... more

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G8 campaigning off to early start – May 6

In July this year, the leaders of the world's eight most most industrialised countries (commonly known as the G8) will come together for their annual summit, which will this year... more

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Bonkers bio-fuels law launched today – Apr 15

So it's official. Starting today, thanks to some quite frankly daft work by the UK Government, a new law has come into place meaning that each time we visit the... more

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We need a Bill with balls – Apr 14

Just this weekend our friends over at ICount released an eye-watering video on their website. It's a tragic story about a man named Bill, who suffers a rather unfortunate run... more

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Oxfammers give MPs the low carbon lowdown – Apr 2

Two weeks ago three Oxfam activists made a trip to Westminster to meet the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat spokesmen for a chat about climate change. The trip was... more

Tags: carbon footprint climate change fight climate poverty Hilary Benn MP Peter Ainsworth Steve Webb Westminster .

Sahena, the voice of climate change – Mar 13

Read about climate change in the papers and you'll probably come across headlines of "severe flooding" or "extreme weather". Watch the latest report on the 6 o'clock news on global... more

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Bush forgot to invite poor countries to Honolulu – Jan 31

There's a bit of a get together happening in Hawaii this week. The United States are playing host to a rather exclusive gathering in Honolulu to discuss climate change (otherwise... more

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Final intense campaigning for Bali climate deal – Dec 14

It's the last push, the final furlong, the last day of two weeks of incredible campaigning. As the final meetings of the UN climate change talks overrun their deadline and... more

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People from around the world tell UN, "It's up to UNow" – Dec 12

With just three days left until the UN climate change conference closes, the Oxfam team in Bali have continued to ramp up the campaigning another gear. A special photographic exhibition... more

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A busy 48 hours in Bali – Dec 12

Time doesn't stand still for very long at the Bali UN conference. In fact - reading all the posts on the Oxfam International Bali blog - new news probably becomes... more

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Climate crunch time as UN talks move into final week – Dec 10

While some of us spent this weekend munching down mince pies, or lying in bed dreaming up a Christmas list, on the other side of the world there was little... more

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If you go down to the UN today, be sure of a big surprise... – Dec 6

It was hot hot hot in Bali this morning, so spare a thought for Oxfam's Polar Bears, who made a special visit to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The... more

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Rising sea levels and relocation – Dec 5

Just three days into the UN Climate Conference in Bali, and it'd be easy to get lost in the mass of news articles, reports and blogs that are being churned... more

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Campaigners battle through the heat in Bali – Dec 4

As day two at the Bali Climate Conference draws to a close, the Oxfam team are uncomfortably hot, a little bit sweaty in the tropical heat, and working a rather... more

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This could be the start of something big – Dec 3

This is it. It's make or break, it's crunch time, the start of something very big. The United Nations has today begun two weeks of its annual climate change conference,... more

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Partying to fight climate poverty – Nov 26

Campaigning to end extreme poverty doesn't have to be about writing letters to your MP, or going on demonstrations in the pouring rain. In fact, unusual as it might sound,... more

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Bears, Bicycles and Balloons in Bali – Nov 16

What comes to mind when you think of an Indonesian island? Hot, remote and isolated sandy beaches? Coral reef scuba diving? Visions of health and nature? Bali - one of... more

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