About time you all started thinking about climate change - it seems to have been forgotten of late ! The following should make any
remaining deniers ashamed: -
The head of the Philippines delegation at UN climate talks in Poland has said he will stop eating until participants make "meaningful" progress.
In an emotional speech, Yeb Sano linked the "staggering" devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan to a changing climate.
Mr Sano said he was speaking on behalf of those who lost their lives in the storm and his fast would last until "we stop this madness".
His speech brought tears to the eyes of other delegates and a standing ovation.
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What my country is going through as a result of this extreme climate event is madness”
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Yeb Sano
Philippines climate negotiator
Mr Sano said the typhoon had made land near his home area, and he had just had word that members of his family had survived.
Climate madness
At the opening of the two-week Conference of the Parties (Cop), Mr Sano said he was not just speaking for those who lost their lives but for the thousands who were now orphans.
He told the meeting he would refuse to eat until progress is made.
"In solidarity with my countrymen who are struggling to find food back home, I will now commence a voluntary fasting for the climate, this means I will voluntarily refrain from eating food during this Cop, until a meaningful outcome is in sight."
"What my country is going through as a result of this extreme climate event is madness, the climate crisis is madness. We can stop this madness right here in Warsaw," he said.
