{"id":6690,"date":"2015-12-07T08:57:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T13:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6690"},"modified":"2015-12-17T10:36:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T15:36:43","slug":"mass-audubon-sends-a-message-from-earthtoparis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/mass-audubon-sends-a-message-from-earthtoparis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Audubon Sends a Message from #EarthtoParis"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE<\/strong>: \u00a0The summit officially closed on Saturday, December 12. We are happy to share that all 196 nations agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and set standards for monitoring and verification procedures. While the agreement is non-binding, it is still a major step in the right direction. Our friends over at the Union of Concerned Scientists<\/a> were in Paris and offer a great interpretation of the agreement. Here at Mass Audubon, our efforts to prepare for the impacts of Climate Change in Massachusetts continue. Learn more about our work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ORIGINAL POST<\/strong>:\u00a0The United Nations Conference on Climate Change<\/a> (COP21), where leaders from all over the world have convened in Paris to create a new global climate agreement, is entering is second week. Progress is afoot, and program leaders have announced a new version of a draft agreement<\/a>. But, their work is far from complete and many issues<\/a> still need to be sorted out.<\/p>\n

This Monday and Tuesday,\u00a0a two-day summit called\u00a0Earth to Paris<\/a>\u00a0will livestream a series of renowned speakers, from UN Ambassador of Peace Jane Goodall to famed French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand to\u00a0actor Alec Baldwin, who will announce the winners of United Nations Development Programme Equator Prize. They will discuss how innovation, technology, and creativity are driving climate solutions and turning talk into ambitious climate action.<\/p>\n

The event\u00a0is not just taking place in Paris. Rather, Earth to Paris aims to inspire global dialogue\u00a0and has asked people from around the world to send messages to COP21 leaders to explain why climate change action is critical using the hashtag #EarthtoParis.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0nature of Massachusetts will be affected substantially by climate change<\/a>. And addressing its impacts to people and wildlife is a key part of our previous and new five-year Strategic Plan<\/a>. But, to send a simple message to COP21, we reached out to our\u00a0staff from across the state to give\u00a0just a\u00a0few reasons why they believe climate change action needs to happen now.<\/p>\n

Have an #EarthtoParis message to share as well? Write\u00a0it down, take a photo, and share it to our Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, or Twitter<\/a> account using #MassAudubon #EarthtoParis.<\/p>\n

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