October 27, 2009

Commemoration day of global climate change


Thousands of people from all over the world commemorate the day of climate change worldwide by conducting the action, Saturday (24/10). In Beijing, China, hundreds of activists around the city using a bicycle to campaign the use of environmentally friendly vehicles.

A similar action occurred in Taiwan, Sydney, Australia and Manila. They gathered in their respective cities by forming the number 350 to remind the normal limit of carbon dioxide on the planet Earth. In Italy, environmental activists gathered in front of the parliament building while sounding an alarm clock, a sign of time to save the earth even more urgent.

Campaign initiated www.350.org site was followed more than 5000 actions around the world. This action is part of the commemoration day of global climate change that falls on October 24.

These activities are also conducted before the comprehensive, ambitious and fair international climate change at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009. The process leading to Copenhagen was launched in Bali, December 2007, when all Parties agreed on the Bali Action Plan - a two-year process leading to an agreed outcome on climate change action in Copenhagen.
Source:liputan6.com, unfccc.int.

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