Youth demands for a clean energy future
Saturday, August 27th 2009, Istanbul: The Greenpeace youth team initiated a signature campaign for the upcoming Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, which will serve as a call to action for Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan.
Greenpeace Youth Group, at the press conference on the Galatasaray Square, asked the Turkish Government to act responsibly against climate change and ask Prime Minister Erdoğan to show leadership for all other countries attending the Climate Summit in Copenhagen. Climate Summit in Copenhagen is the only hope left for the future of our planet and it is very important for Turkey to be present in Copenhagen and play an active role as Turkey has the fastest carbon emission rates among European countries.
Cengizhan Şaşmaz from the Greenpeace Mediterranean Youth Group’s said, “We have to be the pioneers for taking realistic precautions against climate crisis”. Elif Akoğuz one of the youth activist said that, “If the climate disaster is not prevented, we and next generations will have to face the results”. Akoğuz also expresses a need for an Energy Revolution.
Copenhagen Summit is the only turning point that we have and if we don’t pay the necessary attention, we will have to live in a world that is full of disasters and the only solution is renewable energy sources. With only 100 days left to the Copenhagen Climate Summit, Greenpeace is carrying out petitions all around the world aiming for the leaders to attend to the climate summit and agree on a real climate deal. A fair climate agreement can be a real protocol in Copenhagen.