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Today’s demonstrations are in response to climate change. We want to show our leaders that we want them to take steps to stop global warming. We must also ask our leaders to change the human activities that are causing climate change.

1. We want them to block corporate control over our government and the decisions it makes.
2. We want them to end international sales of weapons and begin to encourage peace and a focus on life style and resource use.
3. We want them to discourage unsustainable resource harvests.
4. We want them to encourage human rights and equality.
5. We want them to speak out for wild animals and natural ecosystems.
6. We want them to call for restoring the damaged lands and seas.
7. And finally, we want them to oppose gender inequality and overpopulation.

We know that even if we stopped burning fossil fuels today, activities causing climate change would continue. Farming, deforestation…

COP21:

¶ Can we avoid climate apocalypse? • Nearly every country in the world has agreed that an increase of 2° C in global average temperature since the Industrial Revolution, is too much. World leaders will meet in Paris starting on November 30 at the COP21 meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. [CNN]

A view of Durban, South Africa, if temperatures rise as much as 4° C, according to Climate Central.

¶ COP21: Beginner’s guide to the UN Paris climate summit • World governments have already committed to curbing human activities such as burning fossil fuels that release the gases that interfere with the climate. The difficulty comes when you try to get 195 countries to agree on how to deal with the issue of climate change. [BBC]

Science and Technology:

¶ New onshore wind turbines are coming to market. Senvion’s 3.4M140 is a 3.4-MW…

“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to global climate talks in Paris with a new pledge of billions for the cause and a call for a strong international agreement, promising to follow up with a domestic plan with the provinces – and a new poll suggests that is probably in line with what Canadians want.

“At the Commonwealth summit in Malta on Thursday, Mr. Trudeau grabbed a little attention by announcing that Canada will put $2.65-billion over five years into climate-change funds for developing countries – a doubling of previous funding. He announced it behind closed doors to fellow leaders with some flourish, according to aides: “I’m here today not just to say Canada’s back but to show it,” they quoted him as saying.”  From: www.theglobeandmail.com

GR:  It’s such a relief to see the changed administration in Canada.  Analogical to wisdom appearing in time to turn away from the cliff. Now…