Global Greens Newsletters

• Global Greens: 15 Year Anniversary / Global Greens: 15 años
• Implementing the Paris Agreement
• Joint Global Greens & European Greens Congress#Greens2017
• West African Greens Election Campaign Training / Rencontre de la Fédération des Partis Ecologistes et Verts Afrique de l’Ouest
• Making Connections: The Asia Pacific Greens Federation's Election Study Tour in Australia
• Taiwan Green Party 2016 Elections: Q&A with Ken-cheng Lee, former Party Co-Chair /台灣綠黨的2016年選舉經驗: 問答與李根政
• Help please! Overseas Voting & Campaigning 
• Austria Elects World's First Green President Directly Elected by the People
• Sweden Appoints New Green Ministers
• A Green Observatory on Brexit
• The Return of Borders in Europe
• What's up with the Women's Network?
• Take the leap - become a FROGG

We end 2015 optimistically! At long last there is momentum towards climate justice coming from COP21 in Paris. Paris was a perfect opportunity for Greens from all over the world to meet and exchange ideas on the sidelines and for the inaugural meeting of the Global Greens Parliamentarians Association. In 2016 let’s continue to expand and strengthen our global political movement through networking, fundraising and collaboration on campaigns and issues. In January we will have information about the 2017 Congress; we hope lots of you will be there either in person or connected via the internet. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Global Greens in 2015; we look forward to connecting with you in 2016 somewhere around the Green world. 

The next steps in the Greek crisis are unclear. What is clear is that the Greek people yesterday overwhelmingly voted against austerity and for democracy. Read the background in this Global Greens News. There are also reports on the Asia Pacific Greens Congress held three weeks ago in New Zealand, news of court challenges by the Rwandan Greens and the US Greens, and election success in Spain.

In this Global Greens News we're branching out to bring perspectives on global trade deals -- the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) -- starting with what lies behind this new rush to negotiate agreements (It's democracy stupid!). Greens globally are opposing these deals; some of the reasons are outlined in articles from the Japan, New Zealand, the US and Europe. 

In election watch -- vote Green in the UK this Thursday and read about the Finnish Greens' successful result in their April election. And, are you are interested in working for the Global Greens? - applications for the position of Global Greens Coordinator close on Monday 11 May.

Goodbye 2014

Our last Global Greens News for 2014, but first for 2015, comes soon after the disappointing - though not entirely disastrous - COP20 climate conference in Lima Peru; read the Greens' verdict below. There is also a link to the Global Greens statement condemning the Taliban's barbaric slaughter of the children in Peshawar. Plus - an interview with outgoing EGP Secretary-General Jacqueline Cremers, other news from the Green world and a look back at the year by Global Greens Convener Margaret Blakers.

Next year we plan to produce Global Greens News bi-monthly focusing on news by and about Greens. We welcome your suggestions for subjects and writers (send them to [email protected]). Happy reading and best wishes to everyone for a Green 2015.

Action Everywhere

What a time! September saw the huge #PeoplesClimate mobilisations around the world change the story on climate change: people are standing up and fighting. 2646 events from 162 countries, including the biggest-ever climate marches in New York, Paris and plenty more places besides. You can see photos from Greens around the world here. 

Just this week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns again of 'severe, pervasive and irreversible effects on people and ecosystems' if climate change goes unchecked. The future can be brighter, but we need political will.

In other news, the Swedish Greens have entered government with ‘a radical environmental agenda’ (great!), the Australians are out campaigning for the climate in the lead up to the G20 meeting, and Greens from Togo to Florida are tackling dangerous waste. Greens have also contested elections in Brazil, New Zealand, Bolivia and Canada.