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To the European Union and EU heads of state

Petition

We experience wildfires and deadly heat waves because our leaders are still not taking enough actions and decisions regarding climate change. You need to take urgent action and reduce planet-heating emissions to avoid the worst-case climate scenarios.

Why is this important?

We are facing the real and current consequences of climate change. France, Spain and Portugal caught fire. The fact that temperatures have hit as high as 45 degrees Celsius is not due to the natural course of things. It is because governments are still not taking enough actions on climate change.

Authorities across Europe are battling to control huge wildfires. More than 1,000 deaths have been attributed to the week-long heatwave in Portugal and Spain so far. [1] Since May, Europe has been among the fastest “hot spots” in the world. Forecasts show no sign of abating, and it has moved towards Northern countries, with the UK reaching 40 degrees. [2]

European and world leaders must protect our forests as a key line of defense against climate change. We need to treat this as the emergency that it is and push for urgent action. There is still time to limit the disruption and stay on course to avoid the worst-case climate scenarios. [3]

As the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said “We have a choice. Collective action or collective suicide. It is in our hands.” [4] Will you call on the EU and European governments to take the climate crisis seriously by protecting our forests and planet before it’s too late?


References:

  1. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-climate-change-affects-everyone---europe-battles-wildfires-in-intense-heat/47759550
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/19/world/uk-europe-heat-fires-weather
  3. https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/global-heatwaves/
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/18/humanity-faces-collective-suicide-over-climate-crisis-warns-un-chief

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