---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:12:26 -0500 (EST) From: WWF Conservation Action Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Big Chance to Help Stop Global Warming SEND ACTION~a28694u30516
Action deadline: November 30, 2005 Dear Alan, You have a great opportunity to help stop global warming by urging Canada's prime minister to push for strong curbs on greenhouse gases when he hosts an international climate change meeting later this month. Prime Minister Paul Martin will play a leadership role at the meeting, which will focus on the Kyoto Protocol. Kyoto is an international agreement to protect our living planet from global warming. It went into effect at the beginning of this year. The agreement is great news for our planet, but there is one big problem: The first phase of Kyoto ends in 2012, and, although deeper emissions cuts are needed and more countries must be involved, there's no agreement on further commitments. Moreover, certain governments and industries are trying to use this conference as an opportunity to replace Kyoto with a voluntary agreement based on unproven technologies and without targets. Your message will also thank the prime minister for his strong opposition to oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is still under debate in the U.S. Congress. We'll send a copy of your message to President Bush. The United States is still not among the 140 countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol and President Bush needs to know that U.S. citizens want action on climate change. TAKE ACTION: Learn more and send a free letter to Canada's prime minister. * QUICK OPTION: If you only have a minute send the message below, as is, by simply replying to this email. (This option works only if you received this email directly from the Conservation Action Network.) * POWERFUL OPTION: Personalize your letter. Go to the address below and follow the instructions for adding your own thoughts to your message. Decision makers pay much more attention to personalized messages. http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ctt.asp?u=30516&l=111240 If you have any questions or problems with taking action, contact us for help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please forward this alert to your friends and colleagues. Together, we can protect people and wildlife from the damaging effects of global warming. Sincerely, Hans Verolme Director, Climate Change World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC LEARN MORE Learn more about global warming and its causes and solutions: http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ctt.asp?u=30516&l=111241 ****************************LETTER TEXT****************************** The Honorable Paul Martin Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister, First, thank you for your outspoken opposition to oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. As a U.S. resident, I greatly appreciate your leadership in protecting this special place. Unfortunately, even if we are able to keep energy development out of the refuge, many of the natural treasures that we share in the Arctic will still be at risk, unless we can stop the warming of our planet. For example, already global warming is causing the disappearance of the sea ice from which polar bears hunt their prey. In fact, if current climate trends continue unabated, polar bears could become extinct by the end of this century. Global warming has the potential to wreak havoc on Earth's biodiversity. It is expected to significantly alter a third of the world's habitats within 100 years. Therefore, I urge you to fight for a positive outcome at the international climate change conference in Montreal from November 28 to December 9. The establishment of the Kyoto Protocol was good news for our planet, but it hasn't solved the problem. Currently emission cuts are too limited, not all industrialized countries participate, and the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012 -- beyond this date, everything is open. The conference in Montreal must be the start of negotiations about how we will continue to cut damaging emissions further after 2012. Deep cuts will be the world's only chance to keep global warming at a manageable level. Please use your position of leadership to encourage all of the governments attending to * Decide to launch negotiations on the post-2012 time period with a clear deadline, * Agree in principle to global deep emission reductions by 2020 in the range of 30 percent below 1990 levels, and * Accept the Kyoto Protocol as the main platform for negotiations. Please make the most of your opportunity to lead the world to a strong and binding plan for reducing heat-trapping emissions. Sincerely, (Your name and address will be inserted here) cc: President George Bush The Honorable St?phane Dion, Minister of the Environment The Honorable Pierre Stewart Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephen Harper, Leader of the Official Opposition ***********************END OF LETTER TEXT********************* _____________________________________________________________________ You received this message because [EMAIL PROTECTED] is an activist with the World Wildlife Fund Conservation Action Network. _____________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word REMOVE in the subject line or you can unsubscribe at http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/unsubscribe/index.asp. _____________________________________________________________________ Direct any questions about the WWF Conservation Action Network to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________________ The Conservation Action Network is sponsored by World Wildlife Fund-US. 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