Fasthold EUs skærpede klimamål

14. oktober 2008

Jeg har netop modtaget mail fra Brett Soloman, Awaaz.org, med en opfordring til indenfor de næste 24 timer at sende opfordringer til EU-parlamentarikerne om at holde fast ved de allerede vedtagne klima-reduktionsmål. Du kan se mailen i sin fulde udstrækning nedenfor.

Det er blot få dage siden EU vedtog en klimapakke, og uanset pres fra bilindustrien, luftfarten og kraftværkerne er det rablende hasard med fremtiden at svække målsætningerne i lyset af finanskrisen. Tværtimod er finanskrisen en oplagt anledning til en forøget klimaindsats. Vores Klima- og Energiminister har været ude med budskabet, ligesom en lang række klima-notabiliteter, se links nederst.

Via et interface på awaaz.org kan du sende en mail til Statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Når du klikker Danmark i adresselinjen, kommer hans mail-adresse automatisk frem.

Gør det inden for de næste 24 timer.

Det vil være en katastrofe, hvis kravene til luftfarten, bilindustrien og kraftværkerne om lavere CO₂-udledninger slækkes, kvoteordningen svækkes og EUs forhøjede reduktionsmål på 30% i 2020 frafaldes efter det i disse dage massive pres fra industriens lobbyister.

No time for climate delay

Dear friends around Europe,

Last week, we flooded the European Parliament with tens of thousands of emails and phone calls in the hours before the crucial vote on the EU climate and energy package — and it worked! Congratulations! We successfully beat back the industry lobbyists and won a package better than many had hoped for.[1]

But incredibly this victory could be short lived – sign off by the heads of Europe’s governments is required at this Wednesday’s EU summit. And with the financial crisis topping the agenda, there are worrying signs that Europe’s leaders will step back from both the Parliament’s vote and their own earlier commitments.[2]

Europe’s national leaders need to hear from us over the next 48 hours, before they make their final decision. So let’s send them a flood of emails and phone-calls. Click here to find your own leader’s email address — and phone numbers if you feel like ringing as well — and suggestions about what to say. We know it works:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/europe_climate_summit/

Far from being an excuse to water down our shift to a cleaner, greener economy, the financial crisis gives us good reason to accelerate this change. Massive investment in the transport, power infrastructure and industries of the future will help to revive our economies, cut our energy bills and prepare us better for the challenges ahead. Delays will cost us more down the track, whereas ambitious action now will fuel Europe’s economy.

But we are also up against another mighty force — lobbyists are at work, demanding massive free permits to pollute and delays which will threaten the global deal to stop climate catastrophe. They are using the financial crisis to put fear into governments, predicting economic catastrophe if energy intensive industries are not protected and if governments proceed with plans to mandate investment in renewable energy.[3]

We have only a limited time before the heads of nations meet to determine Europe’s climate and energy package. If watered down now, our chances of success in securing a bold global deal next year will be severely undermined. We’ve shown we can change minds before, now’s time to strongly advocate for the positive impact a bold package will have on both our planet and our climate.

With hope and determination,

Brett and the whole Avaaz team

[1] Main points of the plan approved by Parliament: faster pricing of emissions allowances to encourage cleaner, greener industry — all power stations will have to buy their pollution allowances from 2013 instead of getting anything for free, and heavy industry permits will be phased out from 2013. Offsets were cut significantly, and bold new longer-term targets of 50% emissions reductions by 2035 and 60-80% by 2050 were set. For the first time, an emissions ceiling was set to stop dirty coal-fired power – though it will need to be strengthened — and significant funds were allocated for helping developing countries go green, as well as research into carbon capture. There’s much more to do, but this package is a real advance. See setback for industry on green “Super Tuesday”:

[2] On the concerns about Wednesday’s summit.

[3] E3G – Ten Reasons Why Giving Free ETS Allowances will Not Protect EU Jobs or Competitiveness (pdf).

Igen: Via et interface på awaaz.org kan du sende en mail til Statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Når du klikker Danmark i adresselinjen, kommer hans mail-adresse automatisk frem.