April 13th, 2010
From Danna Moore, our Stakeholder Campaigns Director:
It’s safe to say that the severity of the climate change problem is often overwhelming … and, to be honest, downright depressing.
The solution is not only economic, but social, political, historical and global in scope; a multi-layered quandary that includes a vast amount of stakeholders, all with their own special interests, pulling and pushing to be heard. And while we struggle to forge solutions, the environment – and species that rely on its health for their survival – are facing serious ramifications.
Scientists predict a continuation of our status quo emission rates will cause more than a third of the Earth’s animal and plant species to face extinction by 2050 — and up to 70 percent by the end of the century – thanks to climate change.
Depressed yet? Plant your peepers on this: Human rights groups including Oxfam and Environmental Justice Foundation report that 10% of the global population is at risk of forced displacement due to climate change, that’s almost 150 million climate refugees by 2050.
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December 31st, 2009
From Danna Moore, our Stakeholder Campaigns Director:
As widely predicted, the Copenhagen summit did not produce a binding, fair or efficient global climate treaty. And yet, politicians, environmentalists, and activists seem genuinely shocked at the outcome.
Post failure, the global community is quickly pointing fingers, particularly at the Obama Administration. Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org and an emerging global leader in the climate change movement, particularly slammed Obama saying, “The president has wrecked the UN and he’s wrecked the possibility of a tough plan to control global warming.”
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