Climate GCCA Bike Ride Makati-Manila

90 Days to Copenhagen Bike Tour. Dovas Saulys (center), Environment Officer at the US Embassy, receives a letter calling on the US to take the lead during the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December and commit to more substantial reductions in carbon emissions, and to a global fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation for countries like the Philippines that are most vulnerable and least prepared to face climate change impacts. The letter was delivered last Tuesday, September 08, by some 70 bikers from the Makati City LGU and GCCA-member organizations Christian Aid, WWF, NGO Forum on the ADB, Green Renewable Independent Power Producers (GRIPP), Oxfam, and Greenpeace.

Unique identifier: GP01U16

Type: Image

Shoot date: 08/09/2009

Locations: Luzon, Makati, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Jimmy Domingo

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Climate GCCA Bike Ride Makati-Manila

An unprecedented global alliance of civil society organizations, trade unions, faith groups and other organizations concerned with climate change, made its local presence known by mounting, together with the City of Makati, a bike tour for the climate. The tour ended at the US Embassy, in a symbolic bid to pressure the US to take the lead in signing a global deal during the Climate Change Summit this December, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The US, considered the highest carbon emitter in history, is expected to set an example for other countries in committing to substantial reductions in carbon emissions, and to set up a global fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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