Commonwealth leaders meet in less than 24 hours, giving us our last, best chance to breathe life into deadlocked climate talks -- starting Monday. If these 53 countries make a strong climate commitment this weekend, they could form a powerful alliance pushing for an historic deal in Paris. We sent a flood of messages to PM Modi ahead of the G20 -- click here to do it again and keep the momentum building.
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In hours Minister Sushma Swaraj could break the deadlock in the climate talks if she can get rich countries to commit long-term funds to keep the poorest safe from climate disaster. As she meets leaders of the Commonwealth in Malta, let's give her a mandate to demand action now and make India a hero. Send a message now:
| Dear friends across India, When Minister Sushma Swaraj meets with Commonwealth leaders in hours, India could be seen as a laggard, or as a leader championing a safe future for all of us. We can ensure she makes the right choice.Scientists say that India and other countries will definitely face increasingly deadly storms and droughts unless the world agrees a new climate plan, now. But, talks are stuck as rich countries won't commit funding to ensure the survival of people in developing countries on the front lines of climate disaster. Minister Swaraj could break the deadlock by shaming rich governments to commit the cash. If enough of us give her a mandate to demand action now, she could make India a hero on the global stage.We only have hours -- send a message urgently to make sure she and PM Modi hear our call: http://www.avaaz.org/en/ind_chogm_sam/?bQwOObb&v=69419&cl=8976972201 Industrialised countries have already committed to stop funding fossil fuels and to provide $100 billion to poorer countries per year by 2020. Contributions are growing, but vulnerable countries say they won't sign a global deal next month unless funding is guaranteed to expand after 2020, when scientists say climate disasters will accelerate.Developed countries say they have no more money to offer vulnerable populations -- but the International Monetary Fund recently found that governments spend an incredible $10 million per minute subsidising fossil fuels! Let's expose this deceit.As someone who's written a book about climate change, and as the leader of a rapidly emerging economy, PM Modi can play a key role in bridging the divide between different groups of countries. The Modi government recently committed to ramping up solar and wind power and now it needs to bring in a long-term plan to phase out dirty coal and move to 100% clean energy.If we all join this call we can encourage PM Modi and his ministers to challenge rich countries' spurious arguments and breathe life into the talks right now, so we can get a fair and ambitious planetary climate deal in Paris. Click to join in: http://www.avaaz.org/en/ind_chogm_sam/?bQwOObb&v=69419&cl=8976972201
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