Panama plans for Peoples Climate Change March
PANAMA will become part of a worldwide mobilization on November 29, that could see a million people marching to demand action from global leaders gathering in Paris for The UN Climate Change Summit.
In September last year, before the last UN climate Change Summit , 700,000 people from around the world took to the streets and were joined by cabinet ministers, politicians of all stripes as well as UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon who joined a march in New York that stretched round 20 blocks.
At the UN summit the next day, leader after leader cited the marches and their intention to be more ambitious.
In the months that followed, Europe adopted a target of “at least 40%” carbon emissions reduction by 2030. Then the US and China came out with strong emissions commitments, with China committing to peak their emissions by 2030.
“The momentum has continued, with a divestment movement shaming the fossil fuel industry, major corporations embracing clean energy, and the Pope bringing his massive moral credibility to bear on the issue” says a report in The Guardian.
“The summit in Paris in December will be the biggest global climate summit this decade and on Sunday November 29, The People’s Climate March hopes to break last year’s record with thousands of cities and towns across the planet participating” says Ricken Patel president and executive director of Avaaz, the world’s largest global civic movement with 42 million members.
Panama’s march, will start from Parque Urraca, at 2pm and move down Avenida Balboa, to the Mercado de Mariscos, and then to the Cinta Costera, for a concert. People wishing to participate can contact local organizer Kevin Castillo at kxcast@yahoo.com
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