Climate Justice campaign
The campaign for climate justice did not end at Copenhagen. In this film, activists and campaigners report from December’s summit about the need to carry on the fight for climate justice.
Climate change is an issue of justice: it hits the world's poorest communities first and hardest
They are already bearing the brunt of droughts, floods and extreme weather conditions, while developed nations use more than their fair share of the Earth's resources.
It's time for us to act. Alongside Catholic agencies worldwide, we're calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change deal which puts poor communities at its heart.
![Gordon Brown [The Guardian/Martin Argles]](/var/storage/images/images/politicians_statespeople_and_celebrities/gordon_brown/1402-4-eng-GB/gordon_brown_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | The job is not done. Act now for climate justice Please email Prime Minister Gordon Brown today to call for tougher EU emissions cuts. World leaders must act boldly. They’ll only act if they feel the pressure |
We want a global climate change deal that puts the world’s poorest people at its heart by:
- Helping people flourish in developing countries by supporting their right to sustainable development. The poorest have done least to cause climate change, they should not be the ones who pay the price.
- Providing necessary support for developing countries – who are hit first and hardest by climate change – to adapt to the impacts of extreme weather. This includes additional aid for adaptation, as well as access to clean, green technology. Industrialised countries must provide US$195 billion each year by 2020 on top of existing aid pledges.
- Tackling the root causes of the problem by cutting emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Industrialised countries must commit to more than 40 per cent cuts, based on 1990 levels, by 2020.
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Watch our video from the end of the Copenhagen summit, and leave us YOUR comments about what should happen now |
 | Climate justice: What next after Copenhagen? After days of false starts and leaked texts, weeks of tense and often bewildering negotiations and decades of work, the Copenhagen talks ended with a last-minute text from outside the formal negotiating process. What was the Climate Justice campaign calling for, what did we get and what really happened? |
 | Climate deal: World leaders fail to live up to responsibility The limited accord in Copenhagen will not protect the poorest or prevent devastating climate change. Leaders’ failure to agree scientifically credible actions shows they value self-interest above human flourishing |
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