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The ‘Kiwis for 350’ petition has 3,100 signatures - and I expect more over the weekend! If you have any lurking, get them to Caritas in Wellington by Monday morning!

Sorry to shout - but want the whole country to hear. We really need people in every market (not just our Dunedin one marvellous though it is) and street corner etc getting petitions this weekend. If a slowish quietish start can get us 1,000 confirmed signatures in Dunedin alone, a big obvious push can really make the politicians (and media)take notice.

So please grab a clipboard, petition, and friend/s and go stand somewhere obvious and help wherever and whenever you can.

Many thanks in advance

Nicky

Hi all

We now have about 1,000 signed hard copies of the petition from Dunedin area alone, and Nick Smith still may receive it - if not, we have other MPs who will.

This petition is all about setting a meaningful goal, and then working together to reach it. So it's about setting the direction and the principles (using science and partnership), not the actual methods which will be many, varied and highly creative!

We have launched the only formal written petition to go to Parliament on climate change policy.

It urges the Government to use the 350 ppm CO2 equivalents as the policy basis for all legislation and international negotiations - and that we all work together knowledgeably and in partnership to reach this target. 

We are trying achieve a sense of shared direction and positive action over the challenges of climate change. We have so many skills and good ideas in this country.  We need to harness that very real resource, and use it for our country's and the world's benefit.