On Saturday 07.07.07, over a billion people around the world watched
the Live Earth concerts against climate change. Will it make any
difference? That's down to us.

Saving the world will take more than seven concerts -- it depends on
us, millions of us, coming together across borders to take action and
pressing our governments and corporations to do the same. The Climate
Pledge below is much more than a petition -- it's a personal
commitment to seven simple things we all can do, and a challenge to
leaders to deliver before it's too late.

So go to this link now and sign the Pledge -- then tell seven
friends:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/global_climate_movement/b.php?cl=13460037

You can also see photos of our thousands of grassroots house parties
and community events in 125 countries around the world from Hong Kong
to the USA and Portugal to Peru, ordinary people looking each other
in the eye and joining in this pledge. The renewable energy is
catching on!

When it comes to our planet, we can be a lot more than spectators.
The Climate Pledge is the whole point of Live Earth. So add your name
now at this link, and send it to seven friends --
http://www.avaaz.org/en/global_climate_movement/b.php?cl=13460037

This week we could reach a million or more, then get started with the
rest of the world. Let's turn the moment into an unstoppable global
movement. The climate crisis demands nothing less.

With hope, Paul, Graziela, Ricken, Ben, Hannah, Iain, Galit, and the
entire Avaaz team

Here's the text of the pledge. It's more than a petition--it's a
statement of personal and political purpose. Just imagine what's
possible if millions of people sign it and take action:

I PLEDGE:

1. To demand that my country join an international treaty within the
next 2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed
countries and by more than half worldwide in time for the next
generation to inherit a healthy earth;

2. To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by
reducing my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the
rest to become "carbon neutral;"

3. To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new
generating facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely
trap and store the CO2;

4. To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my
home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of
transportation;

5. To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable
energy sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;

6. To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and
protecting forests; and,

7. To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment
to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and
prosperous world for the 21st century.

This pledge is what makes Live Earth matter. It's the point of the
parties. It's the commitment that will lead to change. Sign the
pledge now, and send it to friends:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/global_climate_movement/b.php?cl=13460037