Friends of the Earth U.S. statement on COP19 Warsaw walkout

Friends of the Earth U.S. issued a statement supporting the walkout of hundreds of climate activists from the COP19 conference in Warsaw, Poland. The organization criticizes developed nations—particularly the U.S., Australia, Japan, and Canada—for failing to reduce emissions or provide climate finance, and condemns Poland for hosting an International Coal and Climate Summit alongside the UN talks.

• Hundreds of climate activists from various social movements, trade unions, and non-governmental organizations, including Friends of the Earth International, walked out of the UN climate conference in Warsaw, Poland, to protest the lack of action by developed countries in addressing the climate crisis.
• The document asserts that developed nations, specifically the U.S., Australia, Japan, and Canada, have failed to significantly reduce emissions or provide adequate finance for climate change, and are attempting to dismantle the UN Climate Convention’s framework for binding greenhouse gas emission reductions.
• Poland is criticized for using its role as the host of the UN climate meeting to promote coal by hosting an International Coal and Climate Summit concurrently.

APA

Fox, A. (2013). Friends of the Earth U.S. statement on COP19 Warsaw walkout. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2013-11-foe-us-statement-on-cop19-warsaw-walkout/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. Friends of the Earth U.S. statement on COP19 Warsaw walkout. Friends of the Earth, 2013. https://foe.org/news/2013-11-foe-us-statement-on-cop19-warsaw-walkout/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{fox2013friends, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{Friends of the Earth U.S. statement on COP19 Warsaw walkout}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2013-11-foe-us-statement-on-cop19-warsaw-walkout/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }