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CLIMATE CHANGE & THE BIG ASK CAMPAIGN
Date:
Sunday 9th April 2006
Time: 2.15pm to 4.45pm
Venue: 4nd Floor, Muslim World League, 46 Goodge Street, London, W1T 4LU (entrance on the corner of Charlotte Street); Nearest Tube: Goodge Street (Northern Line)
Guest Speaker:
David Babbs, Friends of the Earth (Network Development Officer)
With climate change taking place, questions are raised over the future of billions of people in all parts of the globe. Simultaneously, whilst the UK government has taken pride in itself as a world leader in dealing with this great threat, figures show that UK carbon dioxide emissions, rather than going down are in fact on the increase.
At this months LINE meeting we will be learning about a campaign, (the Big Ask: www.thebigask.com ), which is rapidly gaining support amongst campaign groups and MP's. This campaign demands that the UK government be legally bound to reduce CO 2 emissions by 3% , every year . We will discuss where the campaign is going, and how LINE, the Muslim community and Friends of the Earth can work together to make sure that its demands become law. During the meeting, there will also be an opportunity to hear about the recent national Islamic environmentalists gathering in London, as well as upcoming environmental projects.
About the speaker:
David Babbs joined Friends of the Earth approximately 18 months ago, previously having worked for People & Planet. He has also run a refugee rights campaign and anti-war groups, as well as having been involved with human rights work for Palestine.
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