A New Kyoto Treaty
Posted by John Malloy on 05/15/2009
This year, leaders will broker a new agreement on climate change – a new Kyoto treaty. Negotiations are taking place in a few weeks, and it looks as though major polluters may ignore dealing with the impacts of climate change. The consequences of which will be felt hardest in developing countries.
The man running the negotiations is Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Our challenge is to show him that there is global interest not just in limiting CO2 emissions, but in helping countries that are already feeling the ill-effects of the damage done to the planet.
Please click here to sign our petition to Yvo de Boer:
http://www.one.org/international/climate/o.pl?id=961-4087814-sHIhFxx&t=3
Petition:
In the negotiations for the Copenhagen Climate Conference, please advocate for sufficient adaptation funding for countries currently suffering from the effects of climate change.
It’s crucial polluters, including the US and the EU, reach an agreement with emerging countries, such as China, on carbon emissions. But even if they succeed, climatic changes will increase the occurrence of droughts that jeopardize the food security of millions, and coastal areas will be hit by more storms like Cyclone Nargis—which left over 100,000 dead last year. That’s why it’s essential that along with emissions agreements, the countries that have contributed the most to climate change must now contribute to helping the world adapt.
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