The crucial Bali UN climate negotiations are being obstructed by the
US, Canada,
and Japan. The UN Secretary General Ban-ki-Moon is going there tomorrow
(Saturday) morning to try and get progress. Please add your name to the online
petition below.

Thank you

Tim

----- Original Message ----- FROM: Paul Hilder - Avaaz.org TO:
ba015f0606@... SENT: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:50
AM SUBJECT: URGENT ALERT - climate-wrecking at Bali

Dear friends,

The US, Canada and Japan are climate-wrecking at Bali - here's our
global emergency petition to save the talks, add your name
automatically by clicking below!
" WE CALL URGENTLY FOR THE US, CANADA AND JAPAN TO STOP BLOCKING
SERIOUS 2020 TARGETS FOR EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, AND FOR THE REST OF
THE WORLD TO REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS."

WE\'RE HERE AT THE CLIMATE SUMMIT IN BALI -- BUT IT\'S REACHED CRISIS
POINT. Working late, negotiators were nearing consensus that DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES SHOULD PLEDGE POST-KYOTO EMISSIONS CUTS BY 2020--a step
which the scientists say is needed to avert the worst ravages of
global warming, and which will help to bring China and the developing
world onboard. But then the news broke: THE US, CANADA AND JAPAN
REJECTED ANY MENTION OF SUCH CUTS. Every few hours the draft changes.
WE CAN\'T LET THREE GOVERNMENTS HOLD THE WORLD TO RANSOM: SO WE\'RE
LAUNCHING A GLOBAL EMERGENCY PETITION BEFORE THE SUMMIT CLIMAX IN 48
HOURS. We'll deliver our message every way we can -- a stark
FULL-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES Asia, stunts at the
conference gates, direct to country delegations -- telling Canada,
Japan and the US to accept the option of post-Kyoto targets, and the
rest of the world to settle for nothing less.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT RIGHT NOW TO SIGN THE NEW GLOBAL EMERGENCY
PETITION -- the text is in the box above, so click this link to sign
automatically if you've taken action with us before -- then TELL ALL
YOUR
FRIENDS:http://www.avaaz.org/en/bali_emergency/5.php?cl=42331472&signup=1
TODAY MARKS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXPIRING KYOTO PACT, BUT
JAPAN, THE US AND CANADA DON\'T SEEM TO WANT A WORKABLE GLOBAL DEAL
TO FOLLOW IT. THERE IS ALMOST UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT IN BALI that the
idea of 2020 climate targets should be included, making possible a
deal to bring the developing world onboard over time. As the news
links below make clear, the US, Japan and Canada are destroying that
delicate bargain, not even allowing the idea to be mentioned.
WE\'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN. Tens of thousands of Canadian Avaaz
members have launched an ad campaign telling their government not to
betray them -- our Japanese members are emailing their leaders --
while our American members will send their own message to Bali as Al
Gore and Congressional and local representatives land there, asking
negotiators to ignore the official US delegation because it does not
represent them.
COMING FROM EVERY COUNTRY ON EARTH, ALL OF US CAN PLAY A DIRECT ROLE
IN THE BALI FACE-OFF by signing this global emergency petition --
delivered at the summit gates, in a full-page Financial Times ad, and
direct to delegates. ADD YOUR NAME AT THIS LINK, ACT NOW AND SPREAD
THE WORD -- WE HAVE JUST 48 HOURS:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/bali_emergency/5.php?cl=42331472
With determination and hope,
Paul, Ricken, Galit, Ben, Iain, Graziela, Milena and the whole Avaaz
team
PS This article explains a bit of what's going on:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/10/news/climate.php
The New Scientist has more detail here:
http://www.newscientist.com/blog/environment/2007/12/bali-draft-hints-emissions-\
targets-may_10.html

We're in the thick of things here at Bali -- Avaaz was the only
organisation allowed to demonstrate inside the fortified summit
Saturday. As hundreds of thousands marched around the world, we
brought over half a million voices to the heart of the
decision-making venue, carrying big banners and scores of country
flags. We've also been hosting the daily Fossil Awards of the Climate
Action Network, the umbrella of all the NGOs here – see
http://www.avaaz.org/fossils.

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