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This
isn't global warming anymore. It's global
scorching.
Our world is hotter
now than any time in recorded history,
unleashing a firestorm of heatwaves,
megadroughts, and acidifying seas. We are
shattering the temple of life, with a million
species on the edge of extinction.
Within
50 years, 1.5 billion people could be
forced to flee temperatures as hot as the Sahara
desert -- already 20 million are forced
to run every year.
It's one of the
greatest upheavals of life on earth, and it's
caused by a global rise of just 1°C. We're on
track for 3°C. Just imagine the hostile
and desolate planet our children will
inherit.
But here's the
most important bit: We CAN still turn
this around -- we may be the last generation who
can. The next five months are
critical.
World leaders will hold two
major UN summits, where momentous decisions on
the climate and extinction crisis must be made.
It could change everything -- or nothing. It
means we only have 150 days to shake our
leaders into action, radically grow our
team to overpower the fossil fuel army,
supercharge massive marches, and get the world
behind our courageous plan to save
nature.
Earth can't wait anymore.
This is one of the most important times
to be alive on this fragile planet,
because it all hangs in the balance. We have to
give it everything we've got, and if just 10,000
of us make a small weekly donation, we could
unleash a blazing surge of people power like
never before. If you've ever thought of
donating, do it now and let's fight for the
future of our
world:
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The
UN Biodiversity Summit will happen in October,
and aims to end the extinction crisis with bold
new protections for nature. And then just a few
weeks later, the global Climate Summit: our best
chance to secure new commitments to avoid a
climate catastrophe. It will not be easy,
but there is reason to
hope. Almost all the world's
biggest economies have now pledged to end carbon
pollution by 2050 -- and the pandemic has shown
that bold, systemic changes can happen
far quicker than anyone dreamed.
Humanity is learning that everything on our
beautiful planet is intimately
connected. But this is an
emergency and pledges aren't enough. We
need real, decisive action -- and that will take
absolutely everything we've got over the next 5
months. Here's the plan:
- We'll massively
scale up our team of media and
policy experts, researchers, and organisers to
pressure governments to sign a bold new deal to
save nature;
- We'll bring
brave indigenous leaders to the
summits, ensuring their urgent call to
protect life-giving ecosystems is heard loud and
clear;
- We'll publish bombshell
reports and shine a glaring media
spotlight on the shady lobbying tactics
of the fossil fuel giants; and
- We'll help organise historic
marches, ensuring our leaders know the
world is watching.
The threats we face
are no longer just serious; they are a matter of
survival. Earth can't wait anymore: it needs a
powerful voice as leaders decide the future.
A tiny regular donation will make an
incredible difference to what we can do together
-- chip in now so we can be deafening:
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In
the battle to save our world, there is no
certainty; only opportunity. And together, our
years of marching, protesting, and advocacy have
helped create the golden opportunities ahead.
Together, we are changing the world -- and I am
now more hopeful than I've been in a very long
time. And hope is power. The power to rise and
fight and charge like never before. Because it's
clear that when we come together, all 66 million
of us, our movement is capable of the most
extraordinary things. This moment demands
nothing less.
With fierce hope and
determination, always,
Huiting, Mike,
Chris, Marigona, Adela, Fra, Camille, Alis,
Mouhamad, Bert and the whole team at
Avaaz
PS. This might be your first
donation to our movement ever. But what a first
donation! Did you know that Avaaz relies
entirely on small donations from members like
you? That's why we're fully independent, nimble
and effective. Join the over 1 million people
who've donated to make Avaaz a real force for
good in the world.
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