Thursday 8 October 2009

Today is a great day for ambition in these climate talks



Today is a great day for ambition in these climate talks. One of the most northern countries of the World, Norway, has announced that they will reduce their emissions by 40% by 2020 on 1990 levels. At this date, it’s the biggest commitment announced by an Annex 1 country. And the first that comes anywhere close to what the science demands Compared to the targets (or lack of) from countries such as USA or Canada, this target is very significant.

This is why we have to encourage this country and to spread the word about this! Norway has show that we can be ambitious in these negotiations. They have decided to break ice today, to avoid their glaciers melting and to avoid seeing more and more devestating climate consequences around the world.

Thanks to us, the tracker team, you can live and look at this exceptional time as if you were there with. Send this link round, speak about that with the politicians you know and encourage your country to follow Norway’s lead and be more ambitious.

The fight against climate change needs courage and ambition.
John F. Kennedy once observed that “our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man.”

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