[Oz-envirolink] global warming - please act

[hugh spencer]

Hi all, we are hopefully now in a new era on the climate change issue  
the debate is well and truly over with only a few die -hards arguing the
case against the 1000 's of scientists screaming for urgent action.  Sadly
one of the die-hards has the top job in OZ   please take a second to add
your name to the map below.  If you are interested in having greater input
into democracy in action, consider signing up to Get Up

http://www.getup.org.au.


Best wishes


John



Dear friends,

 The time for half-measures, manufactured doubt and self-serving delays is
over. Tackling our climate crisis is priority number one - this is the
resounding message you came back with when we asked you to help set a
positive new agenda for Australia.

 And here's how we start: there are GetUp members in every electorate
across the country, and we're redrawing the map of Australia to make the
climate crisis personal. Politicians at all levels of government need to
see the writing on the wall, and realise this is not a problem for somebody
else to solve - it's the issue in their backyard.
  
 With more than 15 million Australians of voting age, we've set an initial
target of 250,000 to create a groundswell for change that cannot be
dismissed, trivialised or ignored. Put yourself on the Climate Action Map
now, and ask your friends, family, colleagues and neighbours to join you.

 www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow

 Our strategy starts with one unified message: this issue is bigger than
party politics, bigger than special interests and more important than
short-term economic gain. Give us responsible leadership and bold action
now to solve the climate crisis, or step aside. 

 Our Federal Government likes talking up its action on climate change, but
has its head too far down a coalmine to sign the Kyoto Protocol, price
carbon appropriately or encourage genuine large-scale investment in
renewable energy. As a result, Australia has the highest emissions of
planet-changing greenhouse gases of any industrialised country, and they
continue to rise. We still rely on 19th century technology and polluting
fossil fuels to power our 21st century lives, and now we are all paying the
price.

 Our farmers are crippled by drought.  Bush fires are breaking out earlier
every year. We're facing record-breaking heat waves, increasing water
scarcity and intensifying cyclones and storms. Each of us with hopes for
our future, or with children and grandchildren who will be left with our
mess, must act now.

 www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow  

 CSIRO research shows we're on track for average global temperature
increases of between 1.4 and 5.8°C in the lifetime of today's newborn
child. Yet a mere 1°C rise is likely to double the number of Australians
exposed to floods, while a 2-3°C rise in average global temperature will
leave up to 80 per cent of the freshwater wetlands of Kakadu evaporated and
up to 97 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef dead and bleached.

 The economic costs of doing nothing are greater than we can imagine, while
the potential returns of acting now are tremendous. But first we must
overcome the timidity, the blind spots in our vision and smallness in our
politics that are holding us back.

 If you haven't already seen Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, go now
and tell as many people as you can to join you. It will leave you
awestruck, inspired and determined to be part of the solution. The
groundswell movement begins today. Let's show them just how hot an issue
global warming really is.

 www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow

 Thanks for taking action,
 The GetUp team

 PS: Here's a note below you can use below to share this important call to
action with others.
 PPS: Help fund this campaign. GetUp does not accept government funding and
relies solely upon your donations to make our campaigns happen.

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 Hi,

 Everyone's talking about global warming and the climate crisis - and now
there's a new way to show our elected representatives we're serious.

 I'm part of a national campaign that's redrawing the map of Australia, so
that every person concerned about climate change can stand up and be
counted, wherever you live. Together, we're starting a new movement to
drive the message home to politicians at all levels of government that this
is not a problem for somebody else to solve - it's the issue in their
backyard.

 This is bigger than party politics, bigger than special interests, more
important than short-term economic gain - and each of us can play a part in
the solution by taking a stand for our future.

 With more than 15 million Australians of voting age, we're aiming for a
target of 250,000 people to help create a groundswell for change in every
electorate across the country.

 I'll hope you'll join me - just click on the link below to add your name
to the Climate Action Map now.

 www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow  

 Thanks!


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