Monday, September 1, 2008

Australian Faith Communities does it !

Earlier in August an open letter from Australian religious leaders was published. They urge the Australian government to strong commitment to address the causes and consequences of climate change.
The list of signatories are impressive.
But also the short text of the letter is valuable because first ,it stresses the fact the most vulnerable to climate change must be in focus and second, that the religious leaders commit themselves to act.

They also call upon the Australian government to act both to mitigate their own emissions but also to support the adaptation to climate change in the Pacific Islands.

This is really needed! The Pacific Islands is somehow like the Canary in the coal mine. They are the first to be hit by climate change. And if the canary in the coal mile stops singing people know that they are in danger. The people of the pacific are still singing but they are singing out a warning; Time to act!

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