In a world warmed by climate change, the polar bear's sea ice home is literally melting away. Without action, wild polar bears—the very symbol of the Arctic—could disappear.
Climate change threatens polar bears, but the impacts reach far beyond polar bears and far beyond the Arctic. People are at risk, too, from rising sea levels, crop failures, and extreme weather events from droughts to floods.
The delegates at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) have the power to save arctic sea ice—to protect a key element of our planet's life support system, one that affects us all.
The meetings start at the end of November! Please sign our petition today asking the world’s nations to create a plan for greenhouse gas reductions that are fast and deep enough to help polar bears—and, by extension, people. By signing, you’ll speak up for renewable energy, for efforts to stop deforestation, for a greener world.
If you want to know more about the issues of this Conference and COP21 read the attached petition and go to the link below AND sign this petition:
http://www.cop21.gouv.fr/en/cop21-cmp11/cop21-main-issues
Dear Executive Secretary Figueres,
As our world warms from human-caused climate change, the Arctic is warming at an even faster pace, resulting in the rapid loss of arctic sea ice. This frozen platform provides critical habitat for animals like the polar bear and is a crucial part of the global climate system. When this protective cover of sea ice disappears, every nation will feel the impacts—not just polar bears.
We understand the problem and we have the tools in hand to begin reversing the warming trends. We have yet-untapped global innovation that is only waiting for adequate investment. The economics of action and inaction are clear.
As the Executive Secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, you have the power to save arctic sea ice. I urge you and your colleagues at the Paris Climate Change Conference to forge and sign a new agreement that will ensure meaningful action on climate change. Key elements should include:
1. Ambitious action before and after 2020
2. A strong legal framework and clear rules
3. A central role for equity
4. A long-term approach
5. Public finance for adaptation and the low carbon transition
6. A framework for action on deforestation and land use
7. Clear links to the 2014 Sustainable Development Goals
We have moved past the time to talk—now is the time for action. For the polar bears, for the Arctic, for all of us, I urge you to lead the signing and implementation of a meaningful treaty.
Sincerely,
