Climate Action Now!

Renew Our World are delighted to announce the launch of our climate global moment 2019!

The growing emergency is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it. There is still time to tackle climate change, but it will require an unprecedented effort from all sectors of society.

We don’t want to see communities pushed back into poverty. We don’t want to see growing instability in climate-vulnerable parts of the world. We believe God’s heart for justice requires us to act now.

We want our governments to step up and announce new climate pledges and bold national climate plans at the UN Climate Summit. We know God can bring hope to hopeless situations. Let’s bring hope by speaking together in one bold voice, praying and taking action.

We know that God is on the move, renewing our world, and wants us to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Will you join us?

Here is how you can take action and join our global moment.

VISUAL PETITION

Bring your advocacy online by taking part in our visual petition! All you have to do is write ‘Renew Our World’ on a sheet or piece of paper and take a picture of yourself holding the banner. You can do this on your own or with some friends! Then post your photo on social media with the following text:

‘I’m calling for more ambition and urgency in the (insert the name of your country) national climate plan at the #UN #ClimateActionSummit  #ClimateAction #RenewOurWorld (insert head of state twitter handle*)’

eg:

I’m calling for more ambition and urgency in the Irish national climate plan at the #UN #ClimateActionSummit  #ClimateAction #RenewOurWorld @LeoVaradkar

*list of head of government twitter handles below

GET SOCIAL!

You can also send some Tweets and post on Facebook to show your support. Below is some suggested social media copy to use. Please use this copy as a starting point for your social media. Adapt it to your cultural context but please continue to use #RenewOurWolrd in order to tie all the communication together.

Our world is at a crossroads. We can choose to halt the climate emergency…or not. We need to #RenewOurWorld quickly. We are calling for more ambition and urgency at the #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction #RenewOurWorld

The climate emergency is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it. Let’s #RenewOurWorld! #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction

There is still time to tackle climate change, but it will require an unprecedented effort from all sectors of society #RenewOurWorld #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction

We don’t want to see communities pushed into poverty. That’s why we are calling for more ambition and urgency #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction #RenewOurWorld

We don’t want to see growing instability in climate vulnerable parts of the world. We believe God’s heart for justice requires us to act now! We need more ambition and urgency #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction  #RenewOurWorld

Creation is calling out. We need urgent action on climate change now! #RenewOurWorld #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction

We want our government representatives to step up and announce new climate pledges and bold national climate plans #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction #RenewOurWorld

We know God can bring hope to hopeless situations. Let’s bring hope by speaking together in one bold voice, praying and taking action. Are you listening #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction #RenewOurWorld

We’re calling for more ambition and urgency in national climate plans at #ClimateActionSummit #UN #ClimateAction. We need action on climate emergency now! #RenewOurWorld

Hi (insert head of state twitter handle), as a representative at #UN #ClimateActionSummit, will you agree to greater ambition and urgency in your national climate plan? #RenewOurWorld

Here is a list of head of state twitter handles:

Together let’s make sure this is a successful Climate Action Summit, with the world’s poorest communities prioritised!