Ride to Rio

350.org co-founder Bill McKibben joins youth and civil society members in the People's Plenary at Riocentro. The assembly decided to turn in their passes and walk out on Rio+20 because of the weak agreement that leaders are expected to adopt tomorrow.

"The youth-led demonstration violated all the U.N. rules security squads surrounded us at the first sound of controversy, announcing that our gathering was unsanctioned and if we didn’t stop immediately we’d lose our accreditation. People discussed the threat through the human mic for a few minutes, and then decided it wasn’t a threat at all in fact, we were eager to surrender our badges, because then we wouldn’t be part of what had turned into a sham."

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The Twitterstorm is working. As we approached Rio+20 climate + energy weren't on the agenda. Then secret talks began. And now, via 350.org: Brazil adjourns session until 9pm so small group can go discuss paragraph on #endfossilfuelsubsidies. It's now a hot topic.

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Are you a part of today's #endfossilfuelsubsidies on Twitter? 350.org has organized a great campaign to help influence negotiators in Rio on this point. Ending fossil fuel subsidies is also the top choice of the thousands of you who voted in the sustainable development dialogues. In 92 we didn't have the internet to amplify our message. Let's amplify the hell out of it today!