*[Enwl-eng] Monday: a moment for our climate

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Hi,

European leaders are due in Brussels this week to talk about the issue of 
our time: the climate crisis. Negotiations, however, have already started 
and Monday will be a key day.

But while European citizens called, during the European elections, for a 
decisive response to the climate crisis, a leak has just shown our leaders 
plans could be very disappointing - unless we up the pressure. [1]

Will they be up to the challenge of our time? Or will they fall prey to the 
agenda of politicians who still deny climate change and corporate lobbyists? 
[2]

With mass students mobilisations rising over the past months and last month’s 
green wave in EU election results, the pressure is mounting. Let's add our 
voices to it and demand that they take bold action for a green transition, 
and power our economy with renewable energy!

            Take action now


Many families in Europe are already experiencing the consequences of a rise 
in temperature - they’re losing their livelihoods and income, their 
traditional ways of life and could be forced to migrate elsewhere. [3]

Some of these families who are already hard hit by climate change have 
decided to up the pressure for action: they are touring Europe to let us 
know of their plight. [4] They've already talked to tens of MEPs, high-level 
Commission representatives and many national leaders to tell them how 
climate change is affecting people in Europe, right now. People like 
Romanian Petru Vlad and Swedish Saami Sanna Vannar are showing the human 
face of climate catastrophe to our politicians.

In a few days, our leaders will have a chance to side with us, with all 
Europeans impacted by climate change and the youth asking for better climate 
protection. The green transition brings with it a lot of opportunities. Our 
governments should be willing to reap those benefits and not listen to those 
who want to slow down the further development of our countries for purely 
ideological reasons.

With a European wave of change on the move, and with nearly 200,000 people 
of our We Move Europe community already mobilised, momentum is on our side. 
Add your voice to the call before our leaders meet this week.

            Take action now


With hope,

Olga (Bologna), Jörg (Lübeck), Virginia (Madrid), and the rest of us at 
WeMove.EU

PS. Global mobilisations like the students’ wave led by Greta Thunberg and 
the affected families touring Europe have paved the way over the past 
months -- the climate crisis cannot be ignored any longer, so let's add our 
voices to this call. Sign now!

References:
[1] 
https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/climate-energy/2071/eu-strategic-agenda-fails-climate/
[2] 
https://www.lamarea.com/2019/06/05/vox-y-su-argumentario-contra-el-cambio-climatico-no-vamos-a-malgastar-mas-dinero-en-esta-estafa/
[3] Read some of their stories here: 
https://peoplesclimatecase.caneurope.org
[4] They have also initiated the People’s Climate Case: a litigation action 
by 10 families taking the EU institutions to court to demand protection for 
their fundamental rights in the face of climate change.

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From: Olga - WeMove.EU
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2019 2:32 PM
Subject: Monday: a moment for our climate

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