We have no time to waste. The Amazon is burning, the ice caps and glaciers are melting, and our access to food and water is under threat.
September will be a month of action, packed with moments that will be pivotal in our efforts to take on the climate emergency. There’s something every one of us can do.
1. Putting climate polluters on notice
Greenpeace is launching a new global petition – an open letter calling on politicians, businesses and financiers to recognise that we’re in a climate emergency and to act like it.
From the fossil fuel companies to the forest destroyers, and all those who bankroll them and to the politicians who are failing to act – we will hold them to account for this crisis. The message: act now or stand down.
2. Peaceful civil disobedience
Greenpeace New Zealand has hosted peaceful civil disobedience trainings with grassroots movements and students across the country. Protesters have already been mobilising against Austrian oil giant OMV and its plans for exploratory oil and gas drilling off New Zealand’s coast.
This is just one of the people-powered movements that are critical in the lead-up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit, where politicians will be called upon to come with concrete plans not speeches to address the climate crisis.
Find out how you can get involved with your local office.
3. Hold the car industry to account
Thousands of protestors will confront industry players at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 11-15 to call for them to embrace a climate-friendly future and reimagined clean energy transport systems.
4. Stand up for climate justice and human rights
In New York, the People’s Summit on Climate, Rights and Human Survival on September 18-19 will aim to put people and fundamental rights at the core of our response to the climate emergency.
The People’s Summit aims to galvanize the human rights community to urgently scale-up its efforts on climate justice.
5. Join young people striking around the world
Big things are happening in the world of climate politics, and young people are demanding action from global leaders.
Two student-led events will occur either side of the September 23 UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit where our politicians need to stand up and raise their national climate action plans in line with the Paris Agreement.
The student strikes and mass mobilisation events will be held on 20 and 27 September.
6. Stand with us for forests
The fires in the Amazon have focused world attention on how deforestation and climate change are threatening forests. From the Amazon to Russia and Indonesia, biodiversity is under threat and our forests are increasingly vulnerable to fires. Join us to demand forest protection.
The 5-year anniversary of the New York Declaration on Forests will occur month and will expose how some of the world’s largest companies have failed on their promise to remove deforestation from their agricultural supply chains and why they need to radically transform their business model.
7. Help protect our oceans
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on September 25 will reveal the alarming climate impacts in its special report on the ocean and polar regions, reinforcing the need for a Global Oceans Treaty.
We need to protect our oceans. Without them, we don’t have a planet that can sustain life as it is today.
Is that all? No, not even close, but we can’t list them all. We’re working with allies and grassroots movements to build momentum as a new era of climate activism emerges to say enough is enough.
There’s something for each of us to do.
Add your name to the movement now.
Aaron Gray-Block is the global climate political communications lead with Greenpeace International
Discussion
This is the beginning of the end! Look what we have done to our beautiful planet, time to change is now! We have to stand up for our planet otherwise we won't have one. Come on people do something for the next generation. Do you really need to eat meat with every meal, the time to change is now!
What about going vegan? Why doesn’t veganism figure in your list? Meat industry is the main reason for our environnemental crisis. You could add the vegan challenge to the list, for exemple. Thanks for everything! Nice greetings
Hi Andre. Yes, going vegan is just one of many acts of courage you can do to help solve this climate crisis. Every little bit helps!
this is so sad what people are shaping our world to be :( so many people are doing this all for money and not thinking of anyone else as if it was like a competition. ice is melting, forests are on fire and our seas are at risk. But I think we can turn that all around! Save. The. Earth. we got this.
It should be stopped. You can get money power again but not this heavenly thing again . So make your effort whether its noticed or not but it will make huge differnce in your life This sort of movement should be implemented all over the world. Hope to see such movement and people concerns in NEPAL🇳🇵 too !!
I do too. Hopefully in the near future.
It’s extremely important that we do something not only for us but for the generations to come.Do you really want your grandchildren to ask you why you did nothing while the glaciers we’re melting or you didn’t say anything when the Amazon was burning ?So please join as many peaceful movements as you can and help save earth.
Hi! I'm Indri Puspa from Indonesia, and i'm a student. Actually im so blessed with this platform to share and make the world know more about environment. In Indonesia i think, there is so many people like scientist, volunteer who tried to act for make a better change to Indonesia enviroment . But at the same time i was thought, what they doing is useless because the other people is didn't do anything and you know what? They act like they don't care anymore):
We have to address the negative impact of mass consumerism, disrespect and destruction of the planet. The time is NOW.!
I don't know who to contact about the climate-march this month. I'd be grateful for any help.
Hi Heloise. You can find out more about the climate strikes and where they're taking part here - https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/
Its sad to see the word like this
I’m 13 and am kinda zero waste but I wanted to participate in a strike. I asked my mom and she didn’t allow it because she said it’s dangerous and people go to jail or smt. What else can I do?
I am young man who study envirmental science who sense the painful of air pollution Amazon burning, the ice caps and glaciers melting all these will effecting in our future life so please contribute and donate to eliminate for that factors.
Everyone must stand together now or there will be no world. This greed is absurd, there are only so many Ferraris or yachts you can buy. The world's wealthiest need to grow up and start using their money to help save our planet. What else can you do with so much money? If they can pledge 100 million pounds for a building, then why are they not stepping forward to help our dying planet? The care of this planet is within our hands, and we ALL must step forward and roll up our sleeves. Now.
Well... those 7 things are quite convenient. Since agriculture (including cattle farming AND crop farming (such as soy) used to feed the cattle) is the leading cause of deforestation (91% of rainforest deforestation is caused by this industry) the best thing everyone can do in order so save the rainforest and therefore our climate ist simply to GO VEGAN NOW!! Greenpeace is still not covering this, to find out why watch "Cowspiracy"!
Hi Go Vegan. You can follow our work and campaigns against industrial meat and dairy production here - https://www.greenpeace.org/international/tag/food/
I can’t stand all this ! I Want to be part of the actions to protect animals and nature
Don't wait for change be change
Hello, my name is Jana. I am artist from Ukraine, i'll be glad to help if i can