Summary – International Day of Climate Action
As News & Views has posted previously, last Saturday marked the first International Day of Climate Action.
In celebration of this, the team have scored the web for the best pictures, events and features of the day.
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Best Videos
In the News
In Every Corner of the Globe
Best Pictures
International Day of Climate Action
Supermodels Strip For Climate Change
October 29, 2009
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Supermodels Strip For Climate Change
350’s International Day of Climate Action took place just a few days ago with people in 181 countries coming together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history.
In its wake, a slew of exciting videos are still lingering the ol’ World Wide Web and this is one of our favorites. In the video below, a goggle of super hot models take off their clothes to encourage the public to contact their representative about climate legistlation.
To goal of the 350 campaign is to convince the world’s leaders that there is a growing global climate change movement and to convince them to take action now. A bunch of models getting naked? Twenty dollars says they get the attention of at least a few world leaders with this. Check out the video below and visit 350.org to learn more!
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Best Videos – International Day of Climate Action
As previously reported by the news & views team, Saturday 24th October saw the biggest viral and communicative connection of people wanting action against climate change in history.
Check out some of the best and most inspiring videos from the day:
International Day of Climate Action takes over Times Square
The official 350 video about the day… inspiring.
The North Columbia Environmental Society – demonstration
October 27, 2009
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In the News – International Day of Climate Action
Saturday saw a fantastic show of support for change in the environmental and political arena. The news coverage surrounding the event goes to show how important this day was and how inspiring many of the events held were!
Check out some of News & Views favourite articles, press releases and blogs talking about the day!
Greenpeace.org
– Greenpeace is part of a large global alliance of organizations calling on the world’s leaders to agree to a climate deal that is ambitious, fair and binding.
Together, we are pushing for a strong climate treaty that will not only reverse the march of dangerous climate change but also help us tackle some of the world’s largest challenges like deforestation.
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DailyClimate.org – Daily Climate has written a great article about the events of the day.
The Daily Climate works to increase public understanding of climate disruption, including its scope and scale, potential solutions and the political processes that impede or advance them.
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350.org Press Room – The best source for all information on the International Day of Climate Action. 350.org has all the latest updates, pictures, videos and press information. For anyone wishing to show their support or have a look through all the photos from Saturday, this is a great place to start!
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Treehugger.com - TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream.
Partial to a modern aesthetic, they strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. TreeHugger have a fantastic blog post on International Day of Climate Action and have included a fantastic photo slide show about the day! Take a look or upload your photos if you got involved.
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In Every Corner of the Globe – International Day of Climate Action
350.org’s inspirational video highlighting the importance of international day of climate action:
In Every Corner of the Globe
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Best Pictures – International Day of Climate Action
As News & Views has posted previously, last Saturday marked the first International Day of Climate Action. In celebration of this, the team have scored the web for the best pictures, events and features of the day. Check out all the posts and enjoy!
Vancouver, British Columbia, North America. See the whole story here: 350.org
350 Bungee Jumps from the top of a defunct coal-fired power plant in Soweto. Read the whole story here: 350.org
Oman, The Persian Gulf. See the whole story here: 350.org
Santa Cruz, West Coast of North America. See the full story here: 350.org
Small part of the circle surrounding the White House. See the full story here: 350.org
See all the photos from all around the world at 350.org… congratulations everyone on such a fantastic effort on this day of awareness and change.
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International Day of Climate Action
The 15th October saw a 500% increase in blogs about climate change – making it the largest co-ordinated communication about climate worries of all time. This just goes to show that people really do care and want to make a difference.
In light of this, 350.org have organised Blog Action Day – the International Day of Climate Action. This amazing event will take place tomorrow, Saturday 24th October, and hopes to be the largest day of environmental action on the planet. Already over 4000 creative events have been planned in over 170 countries and activists will be uploading pictures to their blogs, and the 350.org site, in real time for everyone to enjoy. These images will be broadcasted on the giant screens in Times Square and represent the inspirational work of so many climate activists around the world.
What can you do to help? – Check out 350.org for even more information and blog, post, comment, upload, twitter and facebook.
Don’t let change pass you by – make a difference by adding your voice and showing our leaders that we want to see them make a difference at Copenhagen this December.
October 23, 2009
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