This weekend, the eight most powerful leaders in the world will meet at the G8 summit and could agree to a plan that could literally stop climate change!
It’s crazy, but right now, our governments give nearly $1 trillion a year of our axpayer money to Big Oil and Coal to destroy our planet.Key leaders, including President Obama who is hosting the G8, have already agreed to stop these polluter payments. Now, if we demand they act on their word and divert this huge sum into renewable energy, experts say we could actually save our planet!
In three days, world leaders could agree to a plan that could stop climate change! The plan would transfer the $1 trillion our governments give to polluters every year and invest it in renewable energy. Key leaders including President Obama support ending these crazy payments, and he is hosting the G8 summit this weekend.
Let’s build a massive public campaign for Obama to lead this plan that could literally save our planet!
It’s a simple no-brainer that our leaders have already agreed to. Let’s hold their feet to the fire, and push President Obama to lead the world’s largest economies to turn these polluting subsidies green.
Sign the urgent petition below and forward this to everyone — a massive campaign now can force them from talk to action:http://www.avaaz.org/en/a_new_plan_to_save_the_planet/?vl
The only reason we shovel cash into the coffers of Big Oil is their lobbyists have a stranglehold on our governments. But if we demand that our leaders green our tax-money, we’ll increase total global green investment by 400% making solar and wind energy cheaper than oil and coal — in the process saving the planet by putting Big Oil out of business!
We’re rapidly reaching a point of no return on climate change and a treaty to prevent catastrophe is years off. Fortunately, momentum behind this new planet saving plan is building. New Zealand, Mexico and Switzerland are calling for an agreement now, and policy makers from 20 countries including the US, Brazil, and China have just voiced their support. All G8 leaders have publicly committed to ending these dirty subsidies, and right now President Obama is pushing for US legislation to stop them.
Our planet is being destroyed at a terrifying rate and this is our best chance to stop it. Now is the time for action, but without massive public support, the powerful polluters could stall the proposal. It’s up to us to counter the lobbyists with extraordinary people power.
We have three days left to get Obama to lead.
For too long, progress on a global solution to climate change has been held back by self-interest and the profits of Big Oil, Coal and Gas. But, finally governments are realising that cutting subsidies will benefit the climate and help balance out the global economy. If we speak up now, together, our movement can force our leaders to action and free the world from the tyranny of fossil fuels.
With hope,
Iain, Joseph, Alice, Ricken, Diego, Kya and the rest of the Avaaz team
More information:
Hansen: Game Over for the Climate (New York Times): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/opinion/game-over-for-the-climate.html
A Congressional Push to End All Fossil Fuel Subsidies (The Nation): http://www.thenation.com/blog/167831/congressional-push-end-all-fossil-fuel-subsidies
Obama says tax breaks for Big Oil need to end (Financial Post): http://business.financialpost.com/2012/03/29/obama-says-tax-breaks-for-big-oil-need-to-end/?__lsa=7934943e
Fossil-fuel subsidies: Helping the richest get richer (Los Angeles Times): http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/05/opinion/la-oe-mckibben-stop-oil-subsidies-20120404
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies could provide half of global carbon target (The Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jan/19/fossil-fuel-subsidies-carbon-target
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