| Participate in the International Day of Climate Action
November 4, 2006: Climate Crisis--USA Join the World! If there is not one planned in your region, you can organize one - we will help you! |
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The vast majority of those attending the UN conference will be signers of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. They will be discussing the latest developments as far as this deepening world crisis and what should be done to address it.
For several years the United States government has tried to block any positive action at these U.N. conferences. Last year in Montreal, in the face of massive pressure, domestically and internationally, the Bush administration delegation moderated its obstructionist stance. This year they must be confronted with still wider and more emphatic action.
In 2005 80,000 people participated in actions in 20 countries on the first International Day of Climate Action on December 3rd. This year on Nov. 4th in the US we will focus on November 7th, Election Day. The goal is to give climate change the attention it demands as voters go to the voting booths.
- Join the world by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol
- End All Subsidies for Oil and Coal Corporations and Use Those Funds for Clean, Safe, Non-Nuclear Energy Alternatives
- Dramatically Strengthen Energy Conservation and Fuel Efficiency Standards
- Enact Federal Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse Gases by 80% As Soon As Possible
- Implement a Just Transition for Workers, Indigenous and Other Communities Affected by a Chance to Clean Energy
- Defend the World’s Forests; Support Community-Run Tree Planting Campaigns
- End All Subsidies for Fossil Fuel-Based Industrial Agriculture; Support Local and Regional Food and Farming Systems
Activities leading up to November 4th are in the works around the country and around the world!
We must make certain that all Congressional candidates address climate issues. We want to know where candidates stand on the US signing the Kyoto Protocol, on transferring subsidies from fossil fuels to renewables, and on federal legislation to reduce greenhouse gases by 80% as soon as possible. Local groups can circulate the Kyoto and Beyond Petition and Al Gore's endorsement of it, organize phone campaigns to ask Congressional candidates where they stand, raise questions at candidates’ forums, write letters to Congress & Senate, organize community teach-ins or town meetings and engage in other actions.