rbai...@ben.edu On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 8:03 AM Ron Baiman <rpbai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Dear Colleagues, > > I urge you to sign this letter for the reasons stated below. > > > This letter advocates considering "all options on the table" (direct > cooling, emissions reduction, and GHG removal) to address our ever > worsening climate crisis, with an immediate focus on urgent direct cooling > to slow or reversing warming in the polar regions and the Himalayas (the > "third pole) - particularly the Arctic that is widely regarded as the first > climate tipping point where current data suggests that a "blue ocean" event > may occur within this decade; and an explicit recognition that; as the > current 1.2 degrees C above pre-industrial is already too much, global > warming must urgently be brought down to below 1 degree C. > > > Best, > > Ron > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Suzanne Reed <csuzanneree...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 8:44 PM > Subject: HPAC COP26 Letter attached: Authorize your signature by COB > Monday, October 18 > To: Ron Baiman <rpbai...@gmail.com>, Dr. Soumitra Das < > mr.soumitra....@gmail.com>, Aria McKenna < > a...@globalcoolingproductions.com>, Doug Grandt <answerthec...@mac.com>, > Suzanne Reed <csuzanneree...@gmail.com>, Gene Fry <gene....@rcn.com>, > Andrew Bailey <a...@circularcity.us>, Wil Burns <w...@feronia.org>, Peter > Eisenberger <peter.eisenber...@gmail.com>, Leslie Field < > lfi...@arcticiceproject.org>, Douglas Grandt <grayeagle...@gmail.com>, > Wilson Hago <drwils...@gmail.com>, Evan Hughes <evanhughes...@yahoo.com>, > Nadia Kock <na...@elkcoastinstitute.org>, Michael MacCracken < > mmacc...@comcast.net>, Herb <hsimm...@gmail.com>, Ron Swenson < > r...@ecotopia.com>, Barbara Sneath <bjsne...@meerreflection.com>, Ye Tao < > t...@rowland.harvard.edu>, Brian von Herzen <br...@climatefoundation.org>, > Clive Elsworth <cl...@endorphinsoftware.co.uk>, Mark Hibbert < > marks...@gmail.com>, Andy Meacham <meacha...@gmail.com>, John Nissen < > johnnissen2...@gmail.com>, Stephen Salter <s.sal...@ed.ac.uk>, Peter > Wadhams <peter.wadh...@gmail.com>, John Macdonald <ningal...@icloud.com>, > Graeme Taylor <gtay...@bestfutures.org>, Robert Tulip <rob...@rtulip.net>, > Sue Vink <s.v...@smi.uq.edu.au>, Renaud de RICHTER < > renaud.derich...@gmail.com>, Oeste <oe...@gm-ingenieurbuero.com>, Bhaskar > M V <bhaskarmv...@gmail.com>, Oswald Petersen <oswald.peter...@hispeed.ch>, > Joep Meijer <joepmei...@therightenvironment.net>, Sam Zak < > z...@climatefoundation.org>, *Gilles de Brouwer <gdebrou...@gmail.com>, > Daniel Kieve <dkie...@gmail.com>, Joep Meijer <joepmei...@yahoo.com> > > > Greetings All, > > > Please find attached, the *Final COP26 Letter *produced through the > efforts of the HPAC Working Group, the Steering Circle, and General Meeting > attendees. The attached letter is the *only letter* HPAC is circulating > for signature and then transmitting to key COP26 delegates and > stakeholders. Many of you previously signed a letter to the G20 advancing a > three-pronged approach to reverse climate change. The COP26 Letter is a > more concise letter to COP26 delegates and stakeholders advancing a triad > of strategies. It references findings of the IPCC AR#6 and places more > emphasis on arresting polar and Himalayan ice and permafrost melting to > stave off extreme weather events. > > Please read the letter and let me know if you want your signature > included. If you signed the G20 letter, I will use your signature block > from that letter. If you did not previously sign the G20 letter or you > want to change your signature, I will need your information. Most of > the G20 signatures included name, degree/discipline, organization, and > website url. It is up to you what you want your signature block to > include. You can see in the attached document, examples of signature > blocks used by those who have already signed the HPAC COP26 letter . > > We need your response, yes or no, by COB Monday, October 18th so we begin > transmitting the letter promptly. *COP26 begins Sunday, October 31st*!*.* > If you have any associates who might be interested in signing the > letter, you are free to share it wtih them, but I will need them to notify > me (csuzanneree...@gmail.com) directly by COB Monday. > > Signatories will receive a WORD version of the letter enabling them, if > they choose, to insert a personal closing signature and send the letter to > delegates representing their countries and other stakeholders or conduit > connections with whom they have relationships. > > The Letter will also be formatted as an *OPEN LETTER to COP26* and > released to media, other climate influencers, and key NGOs and IGOs > attending the conference. Signatories will receive a pdf version of this > letter to distribute (widely we hope!). > > Thank you for your consideration, participation in this process, and a > *prompt* reply. > > Do not hesitate to contact me Mark, Ron B, Herb, or Aria if you have any > questions. > > PS. Based on action at today's (Oct. 14) meeting, *Healthy Planet Action > Coalition (HPAC) *is now our official name. > > > Best wishes to all, > > *Suzanne* > > *Suzanne Reed* > *The Collaboration Connection* > *https://www.collaborationconnection.org/ > <https://www.collaborationconnection.org/>* > -- > *Suzanne* > > *Suzanne Reed* > *The Collaboration Connection* > *https://www.collaborationconnection.org/ > <https://www.collaborationconnection.org/>* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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