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Climate change is the most pressing issue for millions of the world's poorest people. It is vulnerable people in poor countries that are affected first and most seriously. Climate change is the most significant single threat to development; it could undo decades of progress in fighting poverty.

182 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone could die of disease directly attributable to climate change by the end of the century. Many millions more throughout the world face death and devastation due to climate-induced floods, famine, drought and conflict.

The poor have not contributed to global warming and yet it is they who will suffer hardest. It is time to change the climate.

Christian Aid is now campaigning to tackle climate change. The UK government, businesses and all of us need to take action in order to reduce CO2 emissions by 5% each year if we want avoid catastrophic changes to the planet.

Christian Aid practice what they preach. It reduced its CO2 emissions by 5.6% in 2006/07. Full details can be found here.
Here's an important message about climate change...

Christian Aid works in 50 countries, helping people regardless of religion or race to improve their own lives and tackle the causes of poverty and injustice.

Bangladesh cyclone
In November, tropical cyclone Sidr hit thirty districts in southern Bangladesh with winds of up to 155 miles per hour affecting more than eight million people, killing over 3,000 and destroying 1.2 million homes.
Christian Aid, through its partners in Bangladesh, was quick to respond and launched an emergency appeal. For the latest information on the situation in Bangladesh and to donate to the appeal click here . Thank you.
Africa floods
Floods across large swathes of east and west Africa washed away homes, crops and livestock leaving hundreds of thousands in urgent need of food and shelter in August and September 2007.
This disaster was largely ignored by the UK media. Once again, Christian Aid was there supporting relief efforts and continues to assist today. Find out more information and donate to the appeal here.
For more information about Christian Aid and how they work go to www.christianaid.org.uk

Visit the campaigns website www.pressureworks.org

For ideas on how to make the workplace a greener environment check out www.climatechanged.org

My Interests

Climate Changed Campaign
UK CO2 emissions account for 2% of the global total. But the activity of UK companies worldwide raises that share to a huge 12-15%.

Christian Aid is calling on the government to make it law for UK companies to give a full account of their CO2 emissions in their annual report. They also want companies to publish a full account of their global carbon footprint in their annual reports, and to commit to a 5% cut per year in their carbon emissions. You can help by sending an email to Barclays, International Power, Morrisons and Gordon Brown.

Your email can help Britain make a real difference to the fight against global warming.
The Government's draft Climate Change Bill calls for 60 per cent reduction in carbon output by 2050.
But Gordon Brown says he's open to a bigger cut.
So help us keep up the pressure for a 80 per cent cut. You really can make a difference by emailing your MP now.
For more information on the Climate Change Bill, check out this handy Q&A .
Cut the Carbon March

The longest protest march in UK history has now come to an end. Between July 14 and October 2, a team of 18 marchers from the UK and countries already feeling the effects of climate change, walked more than 1,000 miles across the UK to raise awareness of how the changing climate is affecting poor countries. They met with thousands of supporters, MPs and businesses asking us all to Cut the Carbon. There were rallies in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff and London which were supported by celebrities such as Leonardo di Caprio, Lemar, Terra Naomi and Greta Sacchi. Here are some of the highlights...

Photos from the Birmingham Rally.
Lemar backs the march
Visiting Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Caerffili (Caerphilly Welsh Primary School) in Wales
Mohamed delivering a giant Jaffa Cake to United Biscuits
Following pressure from Christian Aid, United Biscuits has announced that by 2020, it aims to reduce its carbon footrprint by one third of its 1995 emissions.
Photos from the final day.
Show your support for the march by emailing Gordon Brown. Sign up to the Cut the Carbon Shoelace Petition.
Meet the UK marchers and the International marchers.
Read the marchers' blog and become a virtual marcher.
Christian Aid's Eco House at Grand Designs
Soul singer Lemar, who performed at the Birmingham rally, recently travelled to Uganda to visit various projects supported by Christian Aid. This report shows how climate change is already making life more difficult to farmers and how Christian Aid is helping.
This is what Christian Aid is doing - BBC celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin visited Kenya with the charity to see examples of life-saving climate-adaptation projects in action.

I'd like to meet:

People who want to tackle climate change and help the poor.

Movies:

An Inconvenient Truth

Television:

Together TV - video stories from people in the developing world. www.togethertv.org
You Tube

Books:

Industrialised nations must pay billions of pounds to help poorer countries tackle global warming if millions of people around the world are not to be consigned to endless poverty. Read our new report Truly Inconvenient .
At least one billion people will be forced from their homes between now and 2050 as the effects of climate change deepen an already burgeoning global migration crisis. A new Christian Aid report, Human tide: the real migration crisis warns that the world is now facing its largest ever movement of people forced to flee their homes. The predicted numbers of displaced people could dwarf even those left as refugees at the end of the Second World War.
Coming clean: revealing the UK's true carbon footprint Christian Aid's report challenges the UK government's claim that the country is only responsible for 2% of global carbon emissions and argues because of the UK's global economic reach, there should be a greater onus on us to cut emissions.

The Climate of Poverty: Facts, Fears and Hope Christian Aid report published in 2006

Heroes:

Ecotricity - providers of renewable energy who invest their profits in building new sources of green energy. Switch to Ecotricity and Christian Aid will receive Â£15.

SolarAid Christian Aid supports the work of SolarAid whose vision is that of a world where everyone has access to affordable, clean, renewable power.

Check out Solar Aid projects in Malawi supported by Christian Aid.
Solar power is also making a difference in Mali and Nigeria.

My Blog

Campaign victory for Christian Aid

In a major victory for Christian Aid campaigners, all UK-listed companies will now have to make annual reports on their carbon emissions after the government accepted an ...
Posted by climate change on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:20:00 PST

Support for coal power ’shameful’

Christian Aid is dismayed at strong indications today from Secretary of State for Business John Hutton that the Government supports the building of a new generation of coal-fired power stations in Bri...
Posted by climate change on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:38:00 PST

What would it cost to save the planet?

What would it cost to wipe out world poverty, guarantee universal health care, stabilise population growth and roll back the ravages of global warming?About $190 billion a year, or the equivalent of a...
Posted by climate change on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:37:00 PST

Biofuels make climate change worse, scientific study concludes

Growing crops to make biofuels results in vast amounts of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere and does nothing to stop climate change or global warming, according to the first thorough s...
Posted by climate change on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:25:00 PST

Scientists identify tipping points of climate change

Nine ways in which the Earth could be tipped into a potentially dangerous state that could last for many centuries have been identified by scientists investigating how quickly global warming could run...
Posted by climate change on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:22:00 PST

EU emission reductions will be wiped out by Amazon destruction

EU cuts in greenhouse gas emissions could be entirely wiped out by increased destruction of the Amazon rainforest, according to Frank Field MP, Co-Founder of environmental charity Cool Earth. EU Comm...
Posted by climate change on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:13:00 PST

Green groups cry foul as UK claims progress towards Kyoto targets

Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly last year as homes and offices used less fuel during the mild winter and recycled more waste. Overall, UK greenhouse gas emissions for 2006 dropped to ...
Posted by climate change on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:00:00 PST

Big business says addressing climate change rates very low on agenda

Global warming ranks far down the concerns of the world's biggest companies, despite world leaders' hopes that they will pioneer solutions to the impending climate crisis, a startling survey will reve...
Posted by climate change on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:48:00 PST

Bolivian flooding made worse by deforestation

Bolivia has declared a state of emergency after severe flooding left at least 30 people dead and destroyed the homes of 13,000 families. Emma Donlan, the Christian Aid country representative has just ...
Posted by climate change on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:41:00 PST

Boost for climate bill campaign

Christian Aid's campaign to strengthen the Climate Change Bill has received a big boost after peers moved an amendment to make British companies report on their carbon em...
Posted by climate change on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:13:00 PST