International Demonstrations
on Climate Change

On 6th December 2008, the Saturday midway through the UNFCCC
Climate Talks (COP 14/MOP 4), in Poznan, Poland

For last year's Global Day of Action on Climate see here

This webpage has been set up to publicise and promote plans for demonstrations on climate change, to coincide with the United Nations Climate Talks(COP13/MOP3) in Poznan, Poland, December 1st to 12th 2008.

We intend synchronised demonstrations around the world on Saturday December 6th 2008 - in as many places as possible - to call on world leaders to take urgent action on climate change.

The 'Call to Action' for these demonstrations and related events that will take place on December 6th 2008  is currently being discussed. But it will be similar to the Call to Action for last year's Global Day of Action on climate which was as as follows :

"We demand that world leaders take the urgent and resolute action that is needed to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate, so that the entire world  can move as rapidly as possible to a stronger emissions reductions treaty which is both equitable and effective in preventing dangerous climate change.

We also demand that the long-industrialised countries that have emitted most greenhouse gases up to now take most of the responsibility for the adaptive measures that have to be taken, especially by low-emitting countries with limited economic resources."

We feel that there is an overwhelming need to create a groundswell of global opinion to push for the urgent and radical action on climate change, without which we risk a global catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.

To help build for these demonstrations please find the contact for your country, below, or if there is not yet one listed there contact us at

 info@globalclimatecampaign.org

                                          Global Day of Action 2007

                            For photos click here

 Last year demonstrations were held throughout the world to coincide with the UN Climate Talks held from 3rd - 14th December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia.

Actions were held on every continent, showing a global will for action on climate change. Some nations emerged for the first time as centres of climate activism. In Nepal, 3,000 demonstrated, while 2,000 attended the first big climate rally in the Arab World in Beirut. In Africa, there were events in 11 coutries including 500 Senegalese who attended a rally near Dakar. Over 1,000 mobilized in New Delhi while hundreds more participated in smaller events across India.

Established nations mobilized in force once again, with over 7,000 in London, 10,000 in Germany, 10,000 in Taiwan and 4,000 in Belgium. 3,000 attended a demonstration in Toronto and 600 in Vancouver while there were 30 actions throughout Canada.  5,000 people marched in Athens in response to this year's catastrophic forest fires.

And much more - click the counties in the column on the left to find out more !