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October 30, 2009

100 days before Copenhagen

Saturday August 29th 2009, - For some people in Indonesia it may be just like any other Saturday, a holiday, a day for rest, a day for hang out or dating, but for us (Solar Generation, Indonesia) and the entire world it is a big day, as today is the hundred days before Copenhagen.

And to ensure the public remembrance and awareness for this day, we have decided to do an activity together with the other NGO’s like Oxfam and WWF. The activities were located in central of Jakarta at Bundaran HI (the welcome statue of Jakarta), we chose this location because of its historical importance, the statue describes two Indonesian youth welcoming the delegation form the other Asian Nation for the Asian games 1962, it represents “A Great Nation with the Strong youth”.

The idea of the activity was to make big head pictures of the leaders of G8 and Indonesia Leaders SBY that will sink because of the impact of Global Warming, and if the world leader’s fail to take a deceive action against climate change at the Copenhagen Climate Summit.

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In the front of the big head pictures the activist stands with the message “MENUNDA BERAKIBAT BENCANA” (DELAY KILLS). In the background we tried to put the big banner”TIK TOK TIK TOK” on the pillar of the statue, but unfortunately we failed because of the limitation of time. So we decide to put the banner between the picture so that the message floats in the water.

We started the activities around 3 PM, with the banner team climbing the pillar of statue, followed by the big head picture team and then the activist with the message board. The activity involves more than 50 people, including Greenpeace volunteers and Solar Generation youth.

We hope that this day will always remind the public about climate change and the upcoming Climate Change Summit at Copenhagen.

Join the campaign Petition for President Obama, asking Obama to personally attend the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen and agree to a deal, that has an ambitious targets funding for adaptation and mitigation. Southeast Asia, the region most vulnerable and least prepared to face catastrophic climate change, needs leadership on climate action!

Posted by Nidhi at 1:06 PM |

"VAN MINUT" – Youth's petition for Copenhagen

Youth demands for a clean energy future

Saturday, August 27th 2009, Istanbul: The Greenpeace youth team initiated a signature campaign for the upcoming Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, which will serve as a call to action for Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan.

Greenpeace Youth Group, at the press conference on the Galatasaray Square, asked the Turkish Government to act responsibly against climate change and ask Prime Minister Erdoğan to show leadership for all other countries attending the Climate Summit in Copenhagen. Climate Summit in Copenhagen is the only hope left for the future of our planet and it is very important for Turkey to be present in Copenhagen and play an active role as Turkey has the fastest carbon emission rates among European countries.


Cengizhan Şaşmaz from the Greenpeace Mediterranean Youth Group’s said, “We have to be the pioneers for taking realistic precautions against climate crisis”. Elif Akoğuz one of the youth activist said that, “If the climate disaster is not prevented, we and next generations will have to face the results”. Akoğuz also expresses a need for an Energy Revolution.

Copenhagen Summit is the only turning point that we have and if we don’t pay the necessary attention, we will have to live in a world that is full of disasters and the only solution is renewable energy sources. With only 100 days left to the Copenhagen Climate Summit, Greenpeace is carrying out petitions all around the world aiming for the leaders to attend to the climate summit and agree on a real climate deal. A fair climate agreement can be a real protocol in Copenhagen.

Posted by Nidhi at 10:42 AM |

Climate Rescue Station In Thailand

Last weekend, Our Thai Solar Generation youth activists started the first stage of "Climate Rescue Station" at Kangkarjarn Riverside Scout Camp in Petchaburee province, Thailand. The rescue station is part of the international Tck Tck Tck campaign to stop climate change.

Representatives from every region of Thailand helped to build the Climate Rescue Station. They included youth from Rachawinit Bangkaew, Rattanatibate, Sampran Wittaya, Arunwittaya and Phuket Girls School.

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The students involved in the activity learned how to build an environmentally-friendly house (earthen house or soil house) and also how to make solar thermal water heaters and wind turbines. The activists also gained direct experience by practicing and learning how to live life in harmony with nature -- something that's necessary for changing the attitudes and behaviors of the future generation to be friendly to the environment.

After the success of such a program, the youth have a commitment to protect the climate and to exist as a learning centre model. The model aims to raise youth’s awareness on climate change, as well as to give them the ability to link causes and impacts of climate change and also to systematically convey the issue.

The region suffers from the worst impacts of extreme weather events, typhoons, floods, forest fires, droughts. Climate change will render large parts of our region unfit for agriculture while scarcity of freshwater for drinking and irrigation is likely to affect millions of our people in coming decades. Therefore, we, the Solar Generation youth pledge that we will cooperate and take serious actions in campaigning to provide knowledge and understanding on climate change and to promote the use of renewable energies to mitigate climate change.

Posted by Nidhi at 8:58 AM |