December, 2007

Thousands of representatives from 180 countries are gathered in Bali, Indonesia, for the UN Conference on Climate Change.

A few days after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize at the conference, Al Gore will give a speech urging the government of the United States to change its inactive approach to global warming and to begin taking bold new steps in order to solve the ever growing climate crisis.

“We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency—a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here,” said Al Gore during his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. He went on: “But there is hopeful news as well - we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst - though not all - of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly.”

Most of us have seen An Inconvenient Truth. Most of us know that the problems of climate change cannot be ignored for much longer. We are talking about the very survival of our planet.

At the conference in Bali, Gore will urge delegates “to adopt a bold mandate for a treaty
that establishes a universal global cap on emissions and uses the market in emissions trading to efficiently allocate resources to the most effective opportunities for speedy reductions.”

He hopes for as many countries as possible to ratify the treaty by 2010, two years earlier than previously planned – a mark of how critical the situation has become.

As Al Gore said: “It's time to make peace with the planet.”

Gore will have with him in Bali signatures from all those supporting a petition which reads:
“I support Al Gore's call for a visionary global treaty to be completed and brought into effect by 2010 and want my government to be a leader in making this happen.”

If you want your voice heard, please sign the petition here: http://pol.moveon.org/standwithal/