The Wave

The Wave: come together for a church service and march to stop climate chaos on Saturday 5 December in central London.

In December, world leaders must seal a strong and fair deal at crucial UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

Join us on Saturday 5 December in London for an action-packed church service and march to call on the UK government to deliver a strong and fair deal that puts the needs of the poorest people first.

11am: Church service at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster

1pm: March starts in Grosvenor Square. Those in the church service will walk together to join the march

3pm: Encircling of parliament following by tea and cakes with Tearfund (venue tbc)

Wear or carry something blue to make The Wave look special.

Thousands of people like you will be there, let’s make sure the church is well represented.

A strong and fair deal

To ensure the global deal on climate change is strong and fair, Tearfund believes it must include the following commitments:

* developed countries must agree to reduce their emissions by at least 40 per cent by 2020 (from 1990 levels). The vast majority of these cuts must be made in the country where they were emitted rather than by offsetting. Developed countries must also commit to reduce emissions by at least 95 per cent of 1990 levels by 2050.
* developed countries must commit to provide at least US$150 billion a year of climate finance for poor countries. This must be new and additional to Official Development
Assistance commitments of 0.7 per cent of GDP, and to finance provided by carbon markets. This finance is necessary to help poor and vulnerable communities adapt to the changing climate and to help support action to reduce emissions in developing countries.