Dominion Post Sign On newspaper advertisement
"The Copenhagen Climate summit offers a defining moment in our
history," said Greenpeace's Political Advisor Geoff Keey from
Copenhagen. "All the pieces of the jigsaw are there: a gathering of
more than 100 Heads of State; the key elements of a legal text;
more than 20,000 delegates - and a world that's demanding
action."
Thousands of people took to the streets over the weekend in
support of New Zealand doing the right thing at the talks and
committing to a 40% by 2020 emissions reduction target. (1) This is
what the science says developed countries like New Zealand must do
if we're to avoid catastrophe.
The New Zealand delegation has so far tabled a highly
conditional target of 10-20% reductions by 2020.
Over 181,000 people have now joined the Sign On campaign
(www.signon.org.nz), calling for 40% by 2020.
About 4,000 of them feature today in a full-page ad in the
Dominion Post newspaper. The names make up the face of John Key.
(2)
"We need a fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement to come
from Copenhagen," said Keey. "At this point, political will is the
only thing that's missing, particularly on the part of countries
like New Zealand. The climate change negotiations have never seen
such a momentum, and it must not be wasted."
Apart from calling on the New Zealand Government to commit to a
40% by 2020 reduction target, Greenpeace is calling on the
Copenhagen Climate Summit to agree a legally binding deal which
includes:
- Emissions cuts of 40% by 2020 by industrialised countries (at
1990 levels)
- $140 billion a year from the industrialised world for
developing countries to deal with climate impacts, act on climate
change and stop deforestation
- The end of tropical deforestation by 2020.
- Developing countries must reduce their projected emissions
growth by 15-30% by 2020, with support from industrialised
countries.
Full Greenpeace briefing: "Success or failure in Copenhagen" can be
found here.
Download the Dominion POst advertisement
Other contacts: Geoff Keey, political advisor in Copenhagen: Phone 021 504 486 (please be mindful of time difference)
Simon Boxer, Climate Campaigner, Phone: 021 905579
Kathy Cumming, Media and Communications: 021 495 216
Notes:
(1) http://www.signon.org.nz/blog/planet-a , http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00059.htm. High resolution images of the Auckland march are available at http://www.greenpeace.gen.nz/media/main.php/v/press/planet-a_001/
(2) http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/pdf/sign-on-newspaper-ad.pdf