Dear friends,
In
the past few months, Australia, the Amazon and the US have
been
engulfed in wildfires so big you could see them
from space. Meanwhile, wildlife is being wiped
out -- scientists say that populations of wild animals have
crashed by almost 70% in the past 50 years.
It’s
terrifying -- our planet hasn’t seen anything like it for
millions of years. But this nightmare
could prompt a
crucial step for humanity -- a shift to living in
harmony with nature.
With Trump gone, and major global
decisions around the corner, we can start right
now!
Avaaz has put together a
year-long action
plan to save life on Earth, to make real progress on
tackling the twin threats of the climate change and extinction
crises, and save life on Earth. Here’s what we’ll do:
- Get President Biden to deliver on his
promise to rejoin the Paris deal, and launch a
Green New Deal;
- Push major countries to back 100% clean
energy before next year’s crucial UN climate
summit;
- Go all-out to win our science-backed plan to
protect half the planet at a critical
world biodiversity summit;
- Continue to support inspiring youth and
indigenous leaders defending our
planet.
Urgently needed action on climate and
extinction has already been delayed because of Covid, and we
don’t have any time to lose. For this to work, we need to get
started right now, and keep our support going through the
year.
If 10,000 of us make just a small donation
each week, we can power this global resistance for our
planet.Chip in what you can
now -- and let’s build a world we’re proud to pass
onto our children:
Earth
can't wait any more. We're living through the hottest years on
record. A million species face extinction, and half the
world's forests are gone. The corals are bleaching, the
wetlands drying, and seas are falling silent.
This
great temple of life is collapsing before our eyes.
But it's not too late.
Renewable
energy is shattering records -- and now the global pandemic
has shown that huge,
systemic changes can be quicker
and far more profound than anyone hoped. All that's
missing is the political will to do it -- and that's exactly
what Avaaz was created for.
No other movement has the
global reach to do this everywhere, and at the scale we need.
This and everything we achieve in the world, is funded 100% by
small donations from people like you -- so
chip in a
small weekly amount, and let’s fight for a future worth
living:
Time and again, our
movement has fought to protect the planet. And we’ve made
magic happen -- helping to win the Paris climate agreement,
protecting swathes of threatened habitat, and standing behind
the world’s indigenous communities as they defend life on
Earth. But now that great battle is coming down to the line --
and as we armour up, our faces to the sky, let's remember one
thing: together we are capable of the most extraordinary
things. We can do this. We must.
With hope and
determination,
Bert, Marigona, Mike, Sofia, Oscar,
Mouhamad, and the whole team at Avaaz
More
information:
Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating,
Scientists Report (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/science/mass-extinctions-are-accelerating-scientists-report.htmlAlarm
as Arctic sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record
(Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/alarm-as-arctic-sea-ice-not-yet-freezing-at-latest-date-on-recordThe
2010s were a lost decade for climate. We can’t afford a
repeat, scientists warn (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/12/31/s-were-lost-decade-climate-we-cant-afford-repeat-scientists-warn/
