The people know what they want from Copenhagen

The climate summit in Copenhagen ends today, but there is still no agreement on a final declaration. Nevertheless society already knows what's got to be in it, writes the weekly magazine Le Jeudi: "This is an emergency. With more than 20 million climate refugees already ... we cannot afford to cross our arms and do nothing. ... And civil society knows this very well, at least that part of it which has invited itself to the Danish capital. In a joyful medley of ideas, propositions and demonstrations bringing together ecologists, antiglobalists and Mr and Mrs Everybody, society is trying to make itself heard by the official delegations. ... The conviction of these people is also their profession of faith: it is time to end the excesses of wasteful overproduction and financial capitalism. This is not just about protecting the climate. Far more than that is at stake in Copenhagen, because the consequences of global warming lie at the root of economic, food and social crises."

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