Great Barrier Reef lider.
: man 10. apr 2017 13:29
Hej alle.
Vi ved alle, at GBR er truet som følge af den globale opvarmning. Store dele af revet er ramt af alvorlig blegning, efter endnu et år med forhøjede temperaturer.
Jeg følger med på Greenpeace Australia Pacific [australia.pacific@act.greenpeace.org]
Fik denne mail i dag, med en opfordring til at forsøge at påvirke denne negative udvikling. Da det ikke er politisk motiveret og kun tjener til at få vendt den negative udvikling, har jeg skrevet under og vil give jer andre mulighed for at være med.
Hi Erik
My heart sank when I heard the news today: new aerial surveys have found that two-thirds of our Great Barrier Reef has been hit by severe coral bleaching - for the second year in a row. [1]
Scientists are in despair. Back-to-back mass bleaching is unprecedented, and leaves little time for corals to recover. This year, the bleaching has spread further south. One Reef scientist has said the Reef is now in ‘terminal stage’. [2] But we know what’s causing it: rising ocean temperatures, caused by global warming, caused by rising carbon emissions. And we know how to fix it: stop burning fossil fuels, like coal.
Right now we have a real chance to turn this story around. Fossil fuel projects that are killing our natural wonder can’t survive without funding, and the biggest funder in Australia in the last year - the Commonwealth Bank - just announced last week it is reviewing its fossil fuel funding in response to climate change. [3]
Can you sign the petition and show CommBank that Australians want them to stop funding coal, and help save our Reef?
It’s part of a “detailed climate policy review” that will land in the lap of the CommBank Board for approval in coming months. Incredibly, the banking regulator has warned that climate change could be a material risk to the financial system, and companies should adapt. [2] This is our best chance to secure a commitment from CommBank to end coal funding for good. When that climate plan lands on their desks, we need to make sure they know hundreds of thousands of us are watching.
The Reef and its corals, tropical fish, turtles, manta rays and other incredible wildlife need us more than ever. That’s why we need to cut off the funding for projects that are hurting it right now.
26,000 people have already added their name to the petition, but we need more voices, and we need them quickly. Speak up for the Reef now.
With hope and determination,
Jacki, Susannah, Max, Nat and the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific
[1], [2] Great Barrier Reef at ‘terminal stage’: scientists despair at latest coral bleaching data, The Guardian, 10 April 2017
[3] Climate change: three of Australia’s big four banks reviewing exposure to fossil fuels, The Guardian, 7 April 2017
Links virker nok ikke i kopien, men her er linket, hvis man ønsker at være med:
https://act.greenpeace.org/ea-action/ac ... arded=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Erik
Vi ved alle, at GBR er truet som følge af den globale opvarmning. Store dele af revet er ramt af alvorlig blegning, efter endnu et år med forhøjede temperaturer.
Jeg følger med på Greenpeace Australia Pacific [australia.pacific@act.greenpeace.org]
Fik denne mail i dag, med en opfordring til at forsøge at påvirke denne negative udvikling. Da det ikke er politisk motiveret og kun tjener til at få vendt den negative udvikling, har jeg skrevet under og vil give jer andre mulighed for at være med.
Hi Erik
My heart sank when I heard the news today: new aerial surveys have found that two-thirds of our Great Barrier Reef has been hit by severe coral bleaching - for the second year in a row. [1]
Scientists are in despair. Back-to-back mass bleaching is unprecedented, and leaves little time for corals to recover. This year, the bleaching has spread further south. One Reef scientist has said the Reef is now in ‘terminal stage’. [2] But we know what’s causing it: rising ocean temperatures, caused by global warming, caused by rising carbon emissions. And we know how to fix it: stop burning fossil fuels, like coal.
Right now we have a real chance to turn this story around. Fossil fuel projects that are killing our natural wonder can’t survive without funding, and the biggest funder in Australia in the last year - the Commonwealth Bank - just announced last week it is reviewing its fossil fuel funding in response to climate change. [3]
Can you sign the petition and show CommBank that Australians want them to stop funding coal, and help save our Reef?
It’s part of a “detailed climate policy review” that will land in the lap of the CommBank Board for approval in coming months. Incredibly, the banking regulator has warned that climate change could be a material risk to the financial system, and companies should adapt. [2] This is our best chance to secure a commitment from CommBank to end coal funding for good. When that climate plan lands on their desks, we need to make sure they know hundreds of thousands of us are watching.
The Reef and its corals, tropical fish, turtles, manta rays and other incredible wildlife need us more than ever. That’s why we need to cut off the funding for projects that are hurting it right now.
26,000 people have already added their name to the petition, but we need more voices, and we need them quickly. Speak up for the Reef now.
With hope and determination,
Jacki, Susannah, Max, Nat and the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific
[1], [2] Great Barrier Reef at ‘terminal stage’: scientists despair at latest coral bleaching data, The Guardian, 10 April 2017
[3] Climate change: three of Australia’s big four banks reviewing exposure to fossil fuels, The Guardian, 7 April 2017
Links virker nok ikke i kopien, men her er linket, hvis man ønsker at være med:
https://act.greenpeace.org/ea-action/ac ... arded=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Erik
