Climate Change Action : “WE SEEK HELP”

Climate Change Action : “WE SEEK HELP”
In US Embassy

A collaborative action by Walhi, SPI, KAU, LS-ADI, Oxfam GB, and IESR in front of US Embassy has done today, December 2nd, 2009, as a warning for US to be responsible for their emission reduction. It is a call action for US to have commitment to cut emission for 40% by 2020 in the next week Copenhagen Climate Negotiation COP 15, December 7th, 2009 since they are responsible for more than 35% of the world emission. However, they only set target for 16% emission reduction. This is unsafe and fair commitment. Thus low commitment of US for emission reduction will impact on the Climate Change Deal in Copenhagen and make the negotiation become slow. If America only commit for low emission reduction, the world space condition will become worse. It means more disasters related to climate will happen.

The Clean Development Mechanism and Carbon Trade models that have supported by the US are not enough to recover the climate crisis. That is why this is urgent to call America through this action to cut their domestic emission as proposed by the UNFCCC and will sign the agreement. Beside that through this action, they also asked public to unite in Global Day of Action on 12 December 2009 as a way to monitor the progress of America commitment in climate change deal in Copenhagen.

This action was quite unique where around 20 activists rode bicycles and accompanied by the group performence of Traditional Betawi music that called Tanjidor. A parade of people who ride bicycles wore caping (a traditional hat from Java) and showed climate change messages (Ecological debt, Land Right, Human Security, Production and Consumption Change, etc) that put in front of the handlebar. The action ended with putting a monument symbol in front of the embassy to ask US to have a good, fair, and safe deal in Copenhagen. Various kinds of media (Kompas, Detik.com, Trans7 TV, etc) has recorded this action.

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