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A rally will take place in London on the eve of the next big UN summit on climate change (COP 12), due to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, 6-17 November. The Stop Climate Chaos coalition will send a message to Tony Blair and to other world leaders that there is popular concern about global warming.
The key lobbying points are -
Action for justice: Provide all necessary assistance to developing countries to both adapt to climate change and, in the longer term, have access to sufficient clean energy to meet their developmental needs.
Action internationally: Ensure that global greenhouse gas emissions are irreversibly declining by 2015.
Action in the UK: Deliver annual reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of 3% through the creation of a comprehensive Carbon Budget, as well as providing proper support for developing countries. A new Bill to pave the way for the necessary legislation could be announced in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech.
4 November Information:
Gathering Point for Christians who care about climate justice: Grosvenor Chapel, 24 South Audley Street, London W1K 2PA.
Doors open and refreshments served from 10am. Nearest tube station: Green Park.
11.15 Worship Service: organised by Operation Noah and Christian Ecology Link, also at Grosvenor Chapel.
12.00 Rally in Grosvenor Square: Campaign Against Climate Change Rally in Grosvenor Square: speeches from MPs, MEPs and environmentalists.
12.45 March from Grosvenor Square to Trafalgar Square, due to arrive by 2pm.
Tearfund are organising another service of worship at St Martins-in-the-Fields Church, just off Trafalgar Square, from 12.30 to 1.15. All welcome.
2.00 - 3.00 Stop Climate Chaos Mass Gathering – Trafalgar Square.
3.30 – 4.30: Refreshments and information about what Christian organisations are doing on climate change: St Paul’s Church, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9EF.
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