1. As an individual dedicated to the safety, health, and integrity of all our living and interconnected neighbors and communities, I demand that COP 29 set a goal of eliminating the use of fossil fuels by 2030. I also acknowledge that if this decision is not made, the implications for the peace and harmony of our world could be disastrous and existential.
2. I acknowledge that the fight for climate action and justice is one that is deeply rooted in the politics and finance of our global world. However, as a member of diverse communities that are bound together by a deep commitment to life and spirit, I call on COP 29 to recognize that the fight for a healthy and balanced Earth is one that requires a shift in collective mindset and perspective which prioritizes care and admiration for the natural world and all of it’s interconnected threads.
3. As a global community, we are dangerously close to reaching the benchmark temperature level of 1.5°C above pre-industrial global levels. As a concerned member of this global community, I call on COP 29 to recognize the imminent existential threat this threshold level poses, and enact concrete steps to reduce the global carbon footprint.
4. I seek COP 29 to recognize that, while the individual plays a crucial role in enacting beneficial environmental change, it is corporations, businesses, and institutions that are affecting ecosystems and communities on unproportionate levels. I, as a community member dedicated to the peace, health, and security of our Earth, call on COP 29 to hold corporations and institutions accountable in rapidly reducing their carbon footprint and replacing damaging practices by implementing sustainable alternatives.