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The Copenhagen Manifesto

Another outcome of the Youth Forum 2009 is the Copenhagen Manifesto, which states the participants’ expectations of the United Nations Framework Convention's 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Copenhagen and their demands to the representatives of their home countries:

We the young adults demand, that:
  1. The leaders of nations as well as corporations should no longer justify the emissions caused by their acts, but rather should create policies that are to the benefit of all
  2. Developed countries have to support developing countries to adapt to the impacts of climate change as well as create a renewable energy development fund
  3. Climate refugees must be given the same legal status as any other refugees
  4. Climate awareness must be a part of every school curriculum
  5. Negotiations should be viewed through collaborative online media, to create complete transparency and openness
  6. It be a human right not to suffer from climate change related disasters
  7. There be more pressure on countries to meet their Kyoto commitments and that the Copenhagen agreement should drive fundamental systemic change
  8. The Copenhagen conference must result in an agreement that addresses the needs of ALL
  9. We move beyond self-interested concepts of nationalism to an integrated vision of one system: earth
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