Hi! We're seeing deadly new heatwaves
and torrential floods battering the planet again
this week -- an urgent reminder of how serious
our battle to save our planet has become. We rarely resend
emails like this, but Earth is facing an
emergency, and this work is absolutely
critical. Our movement is 100% funded by
citizens like you -- chip in using the
buttons below. And if a weekly contribution
isn't possible, you can make a single donation here.
Thank you!
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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.
We're living through
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 just a small
weekly donation from each of us will make an
almighty difference. 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 is 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. We can't miss this moment: Earth 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 |
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