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By supporting The Wave you sent a strong message to Gordon Brown and other world leaders that we need ambitious carbon emissions reductions by 2020 (based on 1990 levels) from industrialised countries. If all the industrialised nations only make a 30% reduction, we'll be gambling on a 50:50 chance at best of keeping global warming below the 2 degrees C danger level. The EU are currently proposing only a 20% reduction.

Countries are working out their targets now, and will announce them by the end of January, so please take action so they commit to the scale of reductions needed. Gordon needs to sign the UK up to 42% and get the rest of the EU to agree to move to 40% cuts.

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The UN climate change talks in Copenhagen are wrapping up. Currently the position is that Barack Obama has brokered a feeble agreement with China, South Africa, India & Brazil, and other nations are considering signing up to the accord. The document recognises the scientific necessity of keeping global temperature rises to no more than 2°C, but contains no tangible commitments to reduce emissions to achieve that.
Commenting on the outcome, Stop Climate Chaos Director Ashok Sinha said:

Millions across the globe mobilised to give our leaders a clear mandate to act decisively. Their collective response has been dire and utterly irresponsible. We will not rest until we have pressured our leaders to show the political courage and vision necessary, in the short time left, to pull us back from the brink of disaster.

Protesting in Trafalgar Square Friday evening

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More than 50,000 came together to demand action on climate change at The Wave, the world's biggest climate change march ever. Not only did Ed Miliband (Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change) hear us, but Gordon Brown invited 24 Wave supporters to 10 Downing Street after the event to hear their demands.

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