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Global Youth Panel on Climate Change Day 3

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Task of the day
We’ve already heard some fantastic stories of people overcoming all kinds of obstacles to take part in these debates. And now we want to know yours? We want stories of hardship and success, of struggle and triumph. We want to celebrate all that you’ve done to get here today. So tell the world who you are and what you’ve done:
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Mention of the daya
Sandeep for his excellent work editing debates and creating well-rounded summaries. Nadia for her incredible level of input in so many different areas and Theo Speight, for doing exactly what we hoped our advisors would do, gently steering people in the right direction and helping them create better debates.

Messages of support
Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the IPPC and Nobel Peace Prize winner

“I commend the Global Youth Panel for thinking outside the box to provide a platform for the most important stakeholders in climate change; the youth to make their voices heard. Weak decisions by nations at Copenhagen and the lack of appropriate initiatives will impact the lives of youth and future generations most severely. Tackling global environmental issues brought about as a result of unsustainable urbanization, industrialization and agriculture has become essential to every nation’s economic growth and eco-conservation. Environmental vulnerabilities brought about as a result of climate change will require people who have the benefit of higher education and the exuberance of youth to collectively act upon ideas brought about as a result of intelligent debate and innovative thinking.

I am particularly impressed with the global outreach of the panel and the large number of participants from across 100 nations. This promises to be an effective forum for spreading awareness and serving as a catalyst for energizing our society.”

350 Day of Action!

The Climate Advocacy Institute, held in July by IDEA, Bloomfield College and 350.org, has encouraged its graduates to stay involved in the 350 movement. Franco in Panama helped raise awareness in local schools and universities by giving presentations. Nadim in Lebanon worked with 350 and IndyAct to involve youth from his region in the Day of Action. Here are some more reports on the involvement of CAI participants in Saturday’s events:

Samer organized a chain of events that took place across Lebanon, through his involvement with Rotaract Clubs in different cities. With his help thirteen clubs, from Beirut to Tripoli Mina, all participated in the Day of Action.

Dani from Kosovo got involved with the Speak Up movement that organized a symbolic event on Saturday, named “Grieving Planet Earth,” in which a globe was placed on the National Theater stairs above the number 350 decorated with flowers. Two national TV news stations reported on the event; and Dani’s own editorial about the event was published the next day in the country’s most popular newspaper, the Koha Ditore.

Bhuwan from Nepal circulated an international petition to a network of organizations and individuals working on the climate change issue. The Nepal petition spoke on behalf of Nepal, one of the ten most vulnerable countries to climate change. It was delivered to the US, China, Japan, India, and EU embassies in Nepal on October 24th.

Vesna and Simona organized an event in Skopje, Macedonia. They invited citizens to put their painted handprints on a 350 banner, which was hung in the capital city’s Skopje square.

With the help of IDEA participants, 350.org’s Day of Action sparked international interest to the movement’s mission- to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis, to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet.

Sign the Nepal petition

Support 350 effort and combat climate change

The 350 team from Nepal has put forth a petition to show the governments of the United States, China, Japan, India, and the European Union people’s demand for more constructive action toward climate change negotiations. The petition will be delivered to these government embassies in Nepal on October 24^th, the 350 Global Day of Climate Change.

Go to http://www.350.org/nepalpetition, sign this petition, and pass it along. This petition is especially meaningful for Nepal, as it is among the ten most vulnerable countries. Climate change is threatening their Himalayas, endangering the region’s biodiversity, and destroying local livelihood systems. To combat these issues, the 350 Nepal team, a network of local organizations and individuals, worked together to form this petition.

The 350 movement is a green movement aimed at uniting the world in order to achieve a safe level of global carbon emissions, which is 350 parts per million. This past summer, 350, Bloomfield College, and IDEA partnered to host the Climate Advocacy Institute, which hosted international students. Many of the participants are now working, in similar ways as the Nepal team, to spread the 350 mission in their own communities.

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