Field Report for U.N. Climate Talks in Bonn, Germany
Sunday, March 29, 2009Earth Hour truly managed to impress people here. Colleagues from other NGOs, UNFCCC officials and journalists from major agencies have congratulated us on the Earth Hour event. After the reception here last night to bring Earth Hour to the delegates negotiating the new global deal, we - today and together with local reps from the World Scout Movement - handed over a ballot box with the Earth Hour vote to Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. A couple of hours later we are now sitting in the UNFCCC opening plenary, and our Vote Earth branded ballot box is standing on the panel table next to Yvo de Boer. In his opening speech he just made a prominent reference to Earth Hour last night, calling on the many delegates in the room to hear the public call and take action!
