Sign Avaaz Petition for G8+5 Summit
The number of signatures is already phenomenal, this initiative promises to make a difference. Signatures from US citizens are especially valuable. "Let's make their jaws drop."
Go directly to http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit or read the following email:
Dear Avaaz supporter,
Our campaign against global warming is on fire! World
leaders meet at the G8+5 summit this week--and they're
listening to us. Friday morning, we banged boxes of
265,000 names down on the top German negotiator's
table in Berlin. Taken aback, he promised to bring our
voice into the negotiations, and said he'd track how
fast our petition grows. On Saturday, with another
10,000 signatures overnight, we marched at the head of
the climate march in Rostock, with tens of thousands
peacefully demanding urgent action. Now we're in touch
with top officials from France, the UK and Brazil, all
following our campaign as they decide on a strong
stand.
Let's turn the heat up even higher. Can you help us
get to 333,333 voices for change--the biggest global
climate petition ever--before the summit decision? One
last push together, to avert planetary catastrophe.
Sign now below, then take a moment to tell five
friends --
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit.
The energy here in Germany is electric. Every few
hours, new reports come in as governments manoeuvre.
Amidst the politics, our campaign draws a clear line:
a swift global agreement with binding emissions
targets.
When we met with Chancellor Angela Merkel's top
representative who chairs the talks, he promised us
Germany wouldn't compromise-- then on Sunday Merkel
came through for us, the Brits followed suit, and now
Brazil and China have joined the call for a global
UN-led process. Bush has started to move but his
proposals would be a step back, the US people and
Congress are already way ahead of him.
The summit leaders can tell a global movement is
brewing. Our petition, this simple list of names from
every corner of the globe, is a sign politicians can
see and touch. These talks always come down to the
wire-- so it's crucial for world leaders to know how
much the global public wants them to stop the climate
crisis.
The summit opens Wednesday, ends Friday. This is
crunch time. So just for a moment, put aside whatever
you're doing and help us get to a third of a million
signatures-- urge your friends and family to sign the
petition here:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit.
We know leaders are watching. Let's make their jaws
drop.
With hope,
Paul, Ben, Graziela, Iain, Hannah, Galit, Ricken and
the whole Avaaz team
PS: For more information about the G8 summit and the
climate change negotiations, see here:
http://www.ft.com/indepth/climatechange.
And for more about Avaaz's work on climate change at
the G8 see:
http://www.avaaz.org/blog/en/climate_change/.
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