11. International Day of Climate Action 5200 events 181 countries “ The most widespread day of political action in the planet’s history.” – Foreign Policy Magazine, CNN
I’ve already given a brief intro about what this magical number represents, but….(flip to next slide)
Self-explanatory (read aloud)
On 24 October, an international day of climate action, communities all around the world will hold rallies large and small to let their leaders know what kind of action they need to take on climate change: whatever can get us back to 350ppm. On that day, there will be actions at thousands of iconic places around the world - from the Taj Mahal to the Great Barrier Reef to our community – to send a clear message to world leaders: the solutions to climate change must be equitable, they must be grounded in science, and they must meet the scale of the crisis.