Join the Ride! Start Cycle Change: Stop Climate Change

Ride Planet Earth: On 6th December 2009 cyclists across the planet will take to highways, streets and dirt tracks demonstrating the capacity and willingness of ordinary people to take action against dangerous climate change.

The next day, in Copenhagen Denmark, the most important climate change negotiations in more than a decade will begin. Our actions will be urging the government delegations of developed countries to:

…act on climate change now, to fulfil their international obligations, taking responsibility for their historic and current greenhouse emissions by reducing emissions immediately and making domestic emission reduction targets of at least 40% by 2020.

To assist countries in the developing world to adapt to climate change impacts, reduce their greenhouse emissions and finance low-carbon technology, enabling them to develop in an ecologically and socially sustainable way.

Ride Planet Earth is promoting behaviour change, focusing on environmentally sustainable transport and travel, as part of the action necessary to fight dangerous climate change. Carbon fuel based transport and travel accounts for roughly 35% of industrialised nations’ carbon emissions. Therefore addressing this issue is key to ensuring a safe and stable climate.

Ride Planet Earth is also raising awareness about the impact of climate change on communities in the non-industrialised world. We believe increased awareness leads to behaviour change, as people realise the potential impact their actions can have on vulnerable communities on the other side of the planet.

To find out more about this great project/action against dangerous climate change, just visit the website here.