Transcript The Big Ask - a 10 min presentation

The climate is changing.
It’s time to ask questions.
The climate is changing
Greenhouse gases
The Guardian
Temperature rising
Hadley Centre
Global impacts
Biodiversity at risk
Does Blair agree?
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Climate change is…
the world’s greatest
environmental challenge
… so far reaching in its
impact and irreversible
in its destructive power,
that it alters radically
human existence
September 2004
Climate Change Bill
 sets an annual target for
cuts in carbon dioxide
emissions – three per cent
every year
 requires annual reports on
progress to Parliament
 holds Government to
account if they fall behind
Three per cent per year …
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MtC
120
100
80
60
40
80% by
2050
20
0
1990
2000
2010
2020
Year
2030
2040
2050
We’ve done this before
What can I do?
1. Sign our petition at
www.thebigask.com
2. Ask your MP to support
our Climate Change Bill:
complete a postcard,
write them a letter, or
email through
www.thebigask.com
3. Spread the word
What can I do?
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More information
www.thebigask.com
Freephone
0808 800 1111
Your local group
 Friends of the Earth