Pacific Climate Warriors
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Pacific Climate Warriors or 350 Pacific are a grassroots movement for climate justice from the Pacific island states that has been part of the global climate protection organization 350.org since 2011 .
approach
The Pacific Climate Warriors address decision-makers and call for environmental pollution and excessive greenhouse gas emissions to be curbed. They are committed to protecting the Pacific islands, including their culture, land and marine habitats, from climate change . They stand up against the fossil fuel industry . Their core message is: “We are not drowning. We are fighting. "(Eng." We do not drown. We fight. "). You take part in the climate negotiations of the United Nations .
Through educational projects in 15 countries in the region, the Pacific Climate Warriors try to explain to young people the consequences of global warming and the consequences for the islands. In doing so, they want to motivate more people to stand up for the protection of the islands.
Canoe blockade 2014
One of their most famous actions was a campaign in Australia from October 8th to 25th, 2014. The centerpiece was a civil disobedience action on October 17th, 2014 in Newcastle , where the largest coal port in the world is located. Here, with the help of hundreds of Australian locals, the group paddled out in traditional canoes and kayaks to prevent coal ships from entering and leaving the port. According to the company, only four of the twelve ships that were supposed to pass through the port that day were able to do so, while the others were all successfully blocked by the group. The canoes used during the blockade were built using traditional methods on the Pacific Islands and brought to Australia by cargo ship specifically for the action.
During the campaign, they demanded from companies that work with fossil fuels and from countries with high greenhouse gas emissions that they take responsibility for their actions that are harmful to the climate. By reporting the effects of climate change on the Pacific islands in media reports, they wanted to raise awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
During the campaign, 30 members of the group from 12 different Pacific countries (including Fiji , Kiribati , Papua New Guinea , the Republic of the Marshall Islands , Tokelau , Tonga , Tuvalu and Vanuatu ) traveled to Australia.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Karen E. McNamara & Carol Farbotko: Resisting a ´Doomed´Fate: an analysis of the Pacific Climate Warriors. Australian Geographer, February 20, 2017, accessed April 25, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c https://350pacific.org/pacific-climate-warriors/
- ^ About 350 Pacific. Retrieved April 26, 2020 (English).
- ^ Pacific Climate Warriors from 12 Countries Blockade World's Largest Coal Port. October 17, 2014, accessed April 26, 2020 .
- ^ Hannah Fair: Not drowning but fighting: Pacific Isands activists. Refugee Studies Center, Oxford Department of International Development, May 2015, accessed April 26, 2020 .