Date: June 10, 2007
G8 protests and results
The streets to Heiligendamm were empty last week when I went there. Nothing but police men, a lonely citizen once in a while. It is not fun to live here theses days.
Protesters are about to reach the restricted area the radio reported. So I had to turn my car and follow new directions to get into Kuehlungsborn the village next to Heiligendamm. Here are 3000 journalists from all around the world to report about the G8 summit.
There was a lot of confusion before the summit about an agreement about combating climate change. One distraction here was the focus on Africa. But this is also not an attracting topic. The G8 member states have not set in practice for Africa what they promised in the years before. The protesters want to make sure that the voice for the poor will not be overheard in Heiligendamm. However, violent riots in the city of Rostock the weekend before the summit rose the question of how to protest the right way. On Tuesday night there is a welcome party for the journalists. A nice camp in Kuehlungsborn, more comfortable than the camps of the protesters I suppose.
On Wednesday the protesters cross the forbidden lines and reach the fence they were never intended to see. Blockades unable the journalist to drive over to Heiligendamm. So they see what happens over Television as well.
In the end Chancellor Merkel reaches an agreement with the United States. The Kyoto follow-up will be under the umbrella of the United Nations. They agree to a 50 percent reduction of their CO2 emissions until 2050. Merkel called this a "huge success". Before the summit it seemed that the US will deny any agreement of this sort.
Angela Merkel and George W. Bush
In the end Heiligendamm has returned to normal. The politicians have gone, so have the protesters. Leaving the area one can see people returning to the streets, starting their everyday live again. As small as te agreement here seems to be, the protests of so many helped the German Chancellery to convince the American government to join in a common statement about the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Protesters are about to reach the restricted area the radio reported. So I had to turn my car and follow new directions to get into Kuehlungsborn the village next to Heiligendamm. Here are 3000 journalists from all around the world to report about the G8 summit.
There was a lot of confusion before the summit about an agreement about combating climate change. One distraction here was the focus on Africa. But this is also not an attracting topic. The G8 member states have not set in practice for Africa what they promised in the years before.
On Wednesday the protesters cross the forbidden lines and reach the fence they were never intended to see. Blockades unable the journalist to drive over to Heiligendamm. So they see what happens over Television as well.
Angela Merkel and George W. Bush
In the end Heiligendamm has returned to normal. The politicians have gone, so have the protesters. Leaving the area one can see people returning to the streets, starting their everyday live again. As small as te agreement here seems to be, the protests of so many helped the German Chancellery to convince the American government to join in a common statement about the reduction of CO2 emissions.
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