Dear
friends,
We are at a tipping point. Climate change is not a
far-off threat but a daily reality, as people already struggling against
drought, floods and extreme weather events know all too well.
To avoid doing irreversible damage to the world we
live in, The Elders believe that we must urgently change course
and do everything in our power to move towards a carbon-neutral future. That is
why we urged European leaders to set ambitious climate targets
at this week’s EU summit; these targets will set the terms for further
international negotiations over the next two years.
We can tackle climate change – we have the tools.
But this requires global leadership and unprecedented international
cooperation. As we said in January, “If ever there were a cause to
unite us all, old or young, rich or poor, climate change must surely be it.”
On International Women’s Day, I addressed
a UN meeting in Rome about how climate change exacerbates the vulnerability of
women already suffering from unequal protection of the law and a lack of access
to justice.
Mary Robinson
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