28 Aug 2009 08:08:07
Online petition for Seal the Deal campaign
The first ever Global Climate Week is being held next month and the United Nations is calling for millions of people to sign up to an online climate petition.
It is just 100 days until the vital UN climate change summit in Copenhagen (COP15) and the Seal the Deal campaign is looking for more support.
Before this happens, another milestone for the environment will be Global Climate Week from September 21st to 25th.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, has called for people to help publicise energy efficiency by signing the petition.
He stated: "With just 15 negotiating days remaining before the start of COP15, now is the time for people in every corner of the world to urge their governments to seal a fair, effective and ambitious deal in Copenhagen.
"Now more than ever, we need political leadership at the highest level to ensure we protect people and the planet, and to catalyse the green growth that can power the 21st century economy."
As well as Seal the Deal, the Global Coalition on Climate Action is backing the petition, which has even had pop group My Excellence write a song about it.
http://www.sealthedeal2009.org/
