The Converging World presents Climate350
What
is it?
The
Converging
World presents Climate350, a campaign to raise awareness
of the present day impacts of climate change and to show support for
the CoP15 climate negotiations in Copenhagen this December. Forming
a major element of the campaign, 350 performances will take place in
the streets and venues of Bristol between 7th
September and 18th
December2009.
Why
Climate350?
Climate350
is part of an international movement to encourage national delegates
to push for a commitment to limit CO2
emissions to 350 parts per million (ppm). Currently 450ppm is held to
be a politically appropriate target; scientists say this is
dangerously high.
This
conference will be our last chance to agree internationally on
policies that will help us avoid the worst of climate change. We
need to show our negotiators that people care about the outcome of
this summit and that they expect the final decisions to reflect
scientific guidance.
Not
many people know about the conference or what “350″ stands for.
Through the performances thousands of people in Bristol will become
aware of this historical global decision and will be able to take
part in ensuring the right outcome.
What
will Performance 350 achieve?
Each
performance will result in evidence of support for Climate350’s
targets; signatures on a petition, photographic records of each event
and an expanded membership of the Climate350 Facebook and Twitter
groups. Members of these groups will receive updates of the
conference and will be able to use the forums to empower the
negotiators to reach for ambitious targets. These records will be
presented to our representatives as evidence of mass support for the
Climate350 campaign.
Where?
Various
Bristol venues are supporting this campaign. So far we have received
confirmation by Arnolfini,
Mr Wolfs, Coexist Canteen, The Grain Barge, East Side Roots and The
Bristol Festival and Millennium Square by At-Bristol. They will all
be hosting performances regularly throughout the campaign.
Check
www.climate350.org
for our program, participating venues and acts!
What
you can do?
Keep
check of our online program and come to the performances to celebrate
the things we’d like to preserve of the world we know. Speak to our
campaign reps to get a better understanding of
Climate350 and sign our petitions. If you would like to perform or
volunteer please send an email to performance@climate350.org
or volunteer@climate350.org
accordingly.
Who
are we?
The
Converging World is a Bristol based charity whose objectives are to
tackle climate change whilst supporting the move towards a just and
sustainable world. After the campaigns finish in December we want
people to continue to engage with us in the transition to a new low
carbon, sustainable and converging world. Visit our website for more
info www.theconvergingworld.org
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