The movement Paris 2015: let's mobilise for the climate is born. 50 Italian associations united to put pressure on the Italian government and on Europe ahead of Cop 21.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (Cop 21), scheduled for December, is drawing closer, and the world of Italian associations has decided to play its part. This is how Paris 2015: let's mobilise for the climate was born — a coalition of more than 50 organisations and committees, from Slow Food to Greenpeace, from the Wwf to the Cgil, from Coldiretti to the Touring Club, whose goal is to raise public awareness and mobilise institutions, starting with the government, on the issue of global warming and its effects on the environment and on people.
Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti has already tweeted his appreciation, declaring that the "Italian coalition #Parigi2015 is an excellent initiative". Galletti also made it known that, during the Expo semester, towards the end of October, the last meeting before Cop 21 in Paris will be held in Italy in an effort to facilitate and give a final push to the negotiations ahead of the global agreement on reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.
A goal that can only be achieved by engaging in dialogue with the other countries and organisations operating within the European Union, because, as the press release states, "climate change today represents a global and local emergency, which puts the lives of people, species and ecosystems at risk".
The climate challenge is an environmental issue, but also a social one. A matter of justice and equity, because what is at stake is access to water and food, the loss of territories, and the rise in migration for environmental reasons. Reaching a satisfactory global agreement at the end of Cop 21 is possible, but it requires the commitment and constant pressure of those who can keep attention on the issue high.
