TckTckTck delivers the hopes of more than 10 million people for a fab deal at Copenhagen

TCKTCKTCK DELIVERS THE HOPES OF MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE FOR A FAB
DEAL

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Copenhagen: Monday, December 7, 2009: A staggering 10 million people – and growing – have united in a call for a fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty1 to be signed by world leaders at the Copenhagen climate negotiations which open today.

The expectations of more than 10 million people who have already signed TckTckTck’s petition were handed over to key figures at the climate talks: UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and COP 15 President and Danish Climate Minster Connie Hedegaard.

TckTckTck chair and Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo said the size of the petition demonstrated the huge groundswell of support for world leaders to deal with climate change.

“The world has spoken,” Mr Naidoo said. “Leaders must and can deliver a deal that will save the climate. One that is fair to the poorest people and countries that did not cause this problem but that will suffer the most from it, ambitious enough to leave a safe planet for us all and one that is legally binding, that can be monitored and real targets that can be enforced.”

Mr de Boer, Mr Rasmussen and Ms Hedegaard accepted a small construction of Danish LEGO blocks as a reminder that they must capitalise on the positive developments of recent weeks and foster the political will required at the talks to get the deal done over the next two weeks.

“The building blocks for a successful deal in Copenhagen are in place, all that is missing is the political will. Obama, Merkel, Sarkozy and other industrialised country leaders must show the billions of people
whose lives are at stake, that they will fulfil their promises and take the action needed to stop the climate crisis,” Mr Naidoo said.

At the handover, 15 young people from all over the world held up large scale “building blocks” which spelled out “10 million people expect a fair, ambitious and binding deal” to show leaders that all the elements required for an effective climate treaty are present.

Leah Wickham, 24 from Fiji, said at the handover that it was at this summit that world leaders would decide what kind of future young people and the coming generations would have.

“I am relying on the decision makers to sign a deal that will mean that my children inherit a safe world,” Ms Wickham said. “All the hopes and dreams of my generation rest on Copenhagen.”

Following on from this show of public support for climate action, on December 12 millions of people will gather under the banner of “The World Wants A Real Deal” in what is expected to be the biggest global
day of action on climate change in history.

The day is supported by all 226 TckTckTck partner organisations. In Copenhagen, the day will culminate with an address by Archbishop Desmond Tutu at a candlelight vigil at the UN conference.

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