Countdown to Copenhagen
We are counting down to the single most important meeting in the history of humankind. Climate change is a global challenge that requires a global response. In early December, our leaders will come together in Copenhagen to forge this response: a global climate treaty. This United Nations assembly, like many others, will have its heated negotiations; diplomatic ties will be strained; meetings will go into the night. But this one will be different, it will be the most important climate meeting of our times.
The 192 countries participating in the upcoming United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen launched this effort two years ago in Bali, Indonesia. Leading climate scientists are telling us we have run out of time. We no longer have the time to start over if we can’t build the political will for a treaty that is not only fair but also one on which countries can agree. It also must be ambitious enough to solve the problem, and sufficiently binding to ensure its effectiveness.
Last year, world leaders met in Poznan, Poland to prepare for drafting a global climate treaty to be signed this year in Copenhagen. The conference was overshadowed by the diplomatic efforts to bail out the global banks involved in the global financial crisis. This year, we cannot afford for Copenhagen to be anything but a success. For that to happen, world leaders must know that the world is ready for bold climate action.
Climate change is impacting our lives today, unleashing droughts and tropical storms that already kill hundreds of thousands each year and displace millions more. The Copenhagen conference represents our single greatest opportunity to prevent this harm from increasing exponentially and to build a better world.
We're at a crisis moment
We are at a crisis moment, with two pathways before us. A fair, ambitious and binding treaty will open up a bright, green world of prosperity, health, and stability; a weak or failed one will lead us into a future of escalating climate impacts and tremendous uncertainty.
This is where you come in. TckTckTck is assembling the largest collection of voices ever created, a deep and diverse group of people from all walks of life. If enough of us tell our leaders—loudly enough—that we want action, our governments will be forced to take it. This is our best shot. But it won't happen without you, and time is running out. Sign your name to our call for action today.
