Other Campaigns & Statements
The Guardian.co.uk website collected the demands that NGOs and Charities are making of leaders and has links to all of their campaigns.
In the run-up to the Copenhagen meeting a range of organisations also put forward statements addressed to those sitting at the negotiating table this December. These statements come from a range of stakeholders and actors such as specific interest groups (see the 'Economists Statement on Climate Change'), academies ('Joint science academies’ statement: Global response to climate change'), and NGOs (for example the 'Earthwatch Institute Climate Change Position Statement')
There are also a number of interfaith conversations which took place, for example the Christian-Muslim Dialogue on Climate Change undertaken by delegations from the National Association of Evangelicals and the Kingdom of Morocco. The Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change placed a strong emphasis on urging global leaders to adapt strong, binding, science based targets and aid sufferers to adapt to changes (floods, droughts, storms and rising sea levels) and enable them to prosper. The environment, as well as an economical and political problem is a moral, spiritual and cultural problem as well. We must all live together within the shared limits of the planet. We must change our habits, choices and the way we see the world.
There were also specific statements by religious groups. The Micah Network held the 4th Triennial Global Consultation on Creation Stewardship and Climate Change in July 2009 at which 174 Church Leaders, CEOs and Directors of NGOs and para-church groups from 50 countries signed onto the Micah Statement to World Leaders - Out Expectations to Copenhagen and Declaration on Creation Stewardship and Climate Change. The leaders at this conference specifically called on developed countries to agree to cut their emissions by at least 40% (on 1990 levels) by 2020 and to urgently commit to providing at least $150 billion a year of additional funding to help developing countries adapt, reduce their emissions, protect their forests and develop sustainably.
In July 2009, 200 Muslim leaders, scholars, civil society members and government ministries from Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Senegal, and Turkey have endorsed a seven year plan for action on protecting the natural environment and combating climate change. The meeting took place in Istanbul early in July 2009. Proposals include: developing the major Muslim cities as green city models; developing an Islamic label for environmentally friendly goods and services; greening the Hajj within the next 10 years and creating a best practice environmental guide for Islamic businesses. The plan was initiated by environmental experts in Kuwait and was presented to the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon at a special meeting in Windsor prior to the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit.
Politicians and Leaders also issued statements. The Communique issued from the International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change in July 2009 argued that the time available for effective public policy to curb climate change effects is running out. If it’s delayed any longer, it may be more costly to mitigate changes and adapt to its consequences. The poorest and most vulnerable are struggling the most to survive the impacts of the change. The current efforts to reduce greenhouse gases are insufficient.
The IPCC’s 4th assessment projects a 2°C rise, which will be particularly detrimental to the African continent and has led scientists to predict a 50% fall in crop yields by 2025. In July 2009 ICLEI Africa and the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa held a Pre-Copenhagen Summit to mobilise African Local Governments to actively engage towards a strong Climate Agreement in Copenhagen. The outcome is the Summit Declaration that was posted on the ICLEI website and fed into numerous other African and International processes and preparations ahead of the UNFCCC COP-15 in Copenhagen.
In the run-up to the Copenhagen meeting a range of organisations also put forward statements addressed to those sitting at the negotiating table this December. These statements come from a range of stakeholders and actors such as specific interest groups (see the 'Economists Statement on Climate Change'), academies ('Joint science academies’ statement: Global response to climate change'), and NGOs (for example the 'Earthwatch Institute Climate Change Position Statement')
There are also a number of interfaith conversations which took place, for example the Christian-Muslim Dialogue on Climate Change undertaken by delegations from the National Association of Evangelicals and the Kingdom of Morocco. The Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change placed a strong emphasis on urging global leaders to adapt strong, binding, science based targets and aid sufferers to adapt to changes (floods, droughts, storms and rising sea levels) and enable them to prosper. The environment, as well as an economical and political problem is a moral, spiritual and cultural problem as well. We must all live together within the shared limits of the planet. We must change our habits, choices and the way we see the world.
There were also specific statements by religious groups. The Micah Network held the 4th Triennial Global Consultation on Creation Stewardship and Climate Change in July 2009 at which 174 Church Leaders, CEOs and Directors of NGOs and para-church groups from 50 countries signed onto the Micah Statement to World Leaders - Out Expectations to Copenhagen and Declaration on Creation Stewardship and Climate Change. The leaders at this conference specifically called on developed countries to agree to cut their emissions by at least 40% (on 1990 levels) by 2020 and to urgently commit to providing at least $150 billion a year of additional funding to help developing countries adapt, reduce their emissions, protect their forests and develop sustainably.
In July 2009, 200 Muslim leaders, scholars, civil society members and government ministries from Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Senegal, and Turkey have endorsed a seven year plan for action on protecting the natural environment and combating climate change. The meeting took place in Istanbul early in July 2009. Proposals include: developing the major Muslim cities as green city models; developing an Islamic label for environmentally friendly goods and services; greening the Hajj within the next 10 years and creating a best practice environmental guide for Islamic businesses. The plan was initiated by environmental experts in Kuwait and was presented to the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon at a special meeting in Windsor prior to the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit.
Politicians and Leaders also issued statements. The Communique issued from the International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change in July 2009 argued that the time available for effective public policy to curb climate change effects is running out. If it’s delayed any longer, it may be more costly to mitigate changes and adapt to its consequences. The poorest and most vulnerable are struggling the most to survive the impacts of the change. The current efforts to reduce greenhouse gases are insufficient.
The IPCC’s 4th assessment projects a 2°C rise, which will be particularly detrimental to the African continent and has led scientists to predict a 50% fall in crop yields by 2025. In July 2009 ICLEI Africa and the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa held a Pre-Copenhagen Summit to mobilise African Local Governments to actively engage towards a strong Climate Agreement in Copenhagen. The outcome is the Summit Declaration that was posted on the ICLEI website and fed into numerous other African and International processes and preparations ahead of the UNFCCC COP-15 in Copenhagen.