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Community groups call for climate action – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Community groups call for climate action

ABC News 22 Sept 08 Environmentalists have rallied in Canberra to support a climate change bill drafted by community action groups.

The Climate Change Protection Bill contains 19 recommendations aimed at cutting greenhouse emissions and building a clean energy future.

It is written and endorsed by more than 65 community-based climate change groups.

Philip Sutton from the Greenleap Strategic Institute says pressure needs to be put on politicians to act.

“So we’re right on the knife’s edge of a runaway development of greenhouse warming, this is incredibly serious,” he said.

“In terms of a threat to people’s life and well-being, it really is literally equivalent to the Second World War in terms of damage that could occur to our human societies.”

Thousands of postcards from around Australia supporting the bill were collected at the rally at Parliament House.

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam has promised he will deliver them to the Parliament.

Community groups call for climate action – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

September 22, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY