The petition
We are destroying the world at a rate in which it cannot begin to cope or recover from. Irreparable damage has already been done, but let the tide of destruction stop here.
Demand change.
This petition was started at the World Scout Jamboree in July/August 2007. The aim was to collect signatures from the 40,000 14-18 years old scouts from 158 countries who were attending the gathering in Essex, UK. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response that was received during the camp, the petition is now open to anyone that is concerned about the state of the environment.
Sign the petition demanding that the UN ensure that the international community take the necessary steps towards the complete conversion of energy production from fossil fuels to the use of renewable resources in all countries by the year 2030.
As technological advances mean that the extent of our destructive impact on the world becomes apparent we find ourselves a race, nation and people holding the responsibility of reversing this tide. The recent Stern report estimated the future cost of global warming at around £3.68 trillion within a decade, whilst another study concluded that the ice around the North Pole may have melted by as early as 2040. As three young, concerned adolescents we feel the need to put forth our views on a topic which affects all of us, but especially the future generations which we represent. We seek not only to highlight the issue but also to explore solutions to this massive problem.
We will look at the affects government and the general public have on the environment, and what steps we can take to change these affects, altogether making a more environmentally friendly, ‘green’, society.
Around 95% if the energy used by businesses comes from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas which are provided by the earth’s natural resources. There are two fundamental problems with using fossil fuels they release gases which pollute the atmosphere and cause global warming, and secondly, they cannot be reused, they are not sustainable and will run out. This is why we propose a move to other sources to provide the energy to power our industrial civilization far into the future. Renewable sources of energy such as wind power, solar power, HEP (energy generated by the movement of water), and geothermal power (energy generated by the warmth of the inner crust of the earth) offer a viable way forward. These advantages of these forms of power are much published, and yet they are still used as alternative and not primary sources. Nevertheless at the heart of the matter of global warming is energy production, and so it is in this area that the changes made could make the biggest impact. If changes are successful in the areas of taxation, education and business responsibility the natural result would be a shift away from traditional, massively polluting, power sources to a cleaner, greener and more pleasant environment.
This petition will be passed on to the United Nations.
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