John -
My name is Jo and I’m from Tonga, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. When we talk about climate change, it’s not the distant future. It’s now.
Burning fossil fuels is devastating our homes by causing more destructive storms. Rising sea levels are eating our coastlines. For the Pacific to survive, countries everywhere must stop using fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy.1
The UN climate talks happening in November — COP29 — can help us get countries to commit to that. But this year’s host, Azerbaijan, is a petrostate ramping up drilling for fossil fuels. They’ll do anything to lower expectations and maintain the status quo.2
That’s the opposite of what countries like mine need. We need the Azerbaijani president of COP to feel the heat from every angle. That’s why I’m asking you to help deliver our demands to them in a letter, John: no more fossil fuels, time to show leadership.
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When people in the Pacific talk about climate change, it’s reliving the trauma of having to rebuild and fight for our existence constantly.
Our leaders in the Pacific have just finished meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum. The UN report released during it was crystal clear that dealing with rising sea levels and climate change must be a priority.3
Pacific Islands have done the least to cause the climate crisis, but we suffer from its impacts the most. If countries like ours can go fossil-free and 100% renewable, rich countries can too.4
We need a global effort, particularly by countries hosting climate summits and richer countries with more spending power. It’s their turn to make strong climate commitments — and keep them. Not just for the sake of countries like ours, but for everyone on Earth.
Can you make sure our message is impossible to ignore by flooding the president’s inbox with it?
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In determination,
Jo Sikulu — Pacific Climate Warrior, 350.org
1 - The Guardian
2 - POLITICO
3 - BBC News
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