Wednesday, December 16, 2009

New Orleans Group’s Climate Change Advertisement in Copenhagen Newspaper

Puts the Spotlight on the Gulf Region

December 16, 2009 (New Orleans, LA) . . . For each of the three final days of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Advocates for Environmental Human Rights ("AEHR") based in New Orleans is running a full page newspaper advertisement that focuses on the trauma of Hurricane Katrina and 10 steps that President Obama can take to protect the Gulf Region and other communities vulnerable to climate change. The 10 Steps for Climate Action were developed by AEHR and a coalition of diverse organizations based in the Gulf Region.

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Contact:
Nathalie Walker, 504.799.3060 or 504.453.6791
Michele Roberts, 504.450.8568 or + 45 53 94 20 52 (Denmark, Copenhagen)

New Orleans Group’s Climate Change Advertisement in Copenhagen Newspaper
Puts the Spotlight on the Gulf Region

December 16, 2009 (New Orleans, LA) . . . For each of the three final days
of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Advocates for
Environmental Human Rights ("AEHR") based in New Orleans is running a full
page newspaper advertisement that focuses on the trauma of Hurricane Katrina
and 10 steps that President Obama can take to protect the Gulf Region and
other communities vulnerable to climate change.  The 10 Steps for Climate
Action were developed by AEHR and a coalition of diverse organizations based
in the Gulf Region.

“We want to bring attention to the human suffering already taking place from
disastrous weather events in the Gulf Region of the United States,” said
Nathalie Walker, Co-Director and Attorney with AEHR.  “The Gulf Region needs
a strong climate change treaty that can move our government, which has done
a poor job regarding coastal erosion, flood protection and disaster
response, as well as pollution from carbon-intensive industries,” she said.

For the last three days of the international climate conference, President
Obama and leaders of over 100 nations will travel to Copenhagen to reach
agreement on a climate change treaty.  “An effective climate change treaty
should function like a global insurance policy that curbs atmospheric carbon
dioxide levels to 350 parts per million and prioritizes protections for
communities in the U.S. and around the world that are in the cross-hairs of
climate change effects,” said Michele Roberts, Campaign & Policy Director
with AEHR, who is in Copenhagen for the treaty negotiation session.  “If we
compel our leaders to do what it takes to protect our human right to live in
a healthy environment, we can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to
climate change,” added Roberts.

The advertisement will appear December 16 through 18 (the last three days of
the UN climate conference) in the COP 15 Post, a special daily newspaper
published during the climate treaty negotiations by the only English
language newspaper in Copenhagen, The Copenhagen Post.

To view the advertisement and read more about the work of AEHR and Gulf
Region organizations on climate change, go to www.ehumanrights.org.

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