Hunger strike gains momentum at Warsaw climate talks

Civil society members have joined with the lead negotiator from the Philippines, Yeb Sano, to fast for the duration of the UNFCCC climate negotiations in protest at the lack of progress in an agreement to reduce global emissions and in establishing Green climate finance to aid developing countries mitigation and adaptation.

Civil society members joined the fast after Yeb Sano's powerful speech at the opening session on Monday on the impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Yolanda) which devastated eastern coastal regions, with estimates of more than 10,000 deaths, and at an economic cost estimated at $70 billion to the Filipino economy.

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Filipino academic and politician Walden Bello has called for turning the tears of grief at the loss of life into anger at the continued intransigence of negotiations and influence of the large polluters. "This year, our delegation must convert tears into anger and denounce the big climate polluters for their continued intransigence against taking the steps needed to save the world from the destruction that their carbon-intensive economies have unleashed on us all." he said.

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DAY 4 midday. #FastingForTheClimate #FastingForThePhilippines Just had medical checkup. In perfect health and feeling good.

— Yeb Saño (@yebsano) November 14, 2013

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