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Climate change is a threat to our future and we are the last generation that can make a difference. It is up to us to save the planet.
Time to unite and take action NOW!
You can get involved in the following ways:
Register to come to the Climate Satyagraha Camp in Delhi
Become a Greenpeace Climate Volunteer
Take part in the Global Day Of Climate Action on 12th December
Hold your own event on 12th December – see here for ideas and downloadable materials.
November 26th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
‘Save the climate’ should be changed to ’save the forests’.
It is a more direct statement and it serves the purpose. Climate cant be saved unless forests are saved!
November 27th, 2009 at 4:55 am
If We care for environment, then God will care for us.
November 28th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
we should become alert as its really high time now.we should protect earth before everything comes to an end.We should try and make more and more people aware of the disasterous consequenses which will take place if we “humans” dont mend our ways!”SAVE EARTH”
December 1st, 2009 at 7:26 am
We all will repent for wht we have not done to save the climate. Let there be a future for our childrens to look at the world in a different way
December 1st, 2009 at 10:05 am
yes we need to protect our greenpeace which given by god freely.. for our future generation.
December 1st, 2009 at 1:11 pm
plant the trees as much you can , every citizen should plant the trees
atleast 5 then only the environment will be saved. so every one should plant the trees.
please save the earth as much you can
December 1st, 2009 at 3:37 pm
there is a great need to understand and feel the impact of climate change by everyone who values our existence.my suggestions are that please do not do any activities which spoil the beauty of our climate. protest cutting of trees, plant trees as you can and inspire others to do that, educate people about global warming and its impact on climate change.We have to unite to cope up this disaster.if we love ourselves and our beautiful planet then i belief you are with us.
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
There is a saying by Earnest Hemingway;”what is moral,is what you feel good after and what is immoral,is what you feel bad after” So through this programme everyone should feel good! We should have a great feel towards the environment and its changes just like we,ourselves feel as a human being. We should understand the feel of the nature,her needs etc. So let it become a worthy movement towards our mother, ie our “environment” ….”Love her at the topmost level we can instead of hurting her” “Save nature &save human life”
December 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am
What we *can* do? Apart from creating awareness, Plant trees and Save the climate?
“Population control”
Less people, less demand for polluting industries, less destruction of forest lands to make food. Why is so tough to stop with one child per couple?
December 17th, 2009 at 9:40 am
We can’t just sit infront of our pc and create awareness.Whats the point of creating awareness if there is nobody to follow it.The real help would be if we come forward and do our bit.ie. by planting trees,keeping our locality clean,gathering more peope around our neighbourhood and making them contribute for environment.
December 18th, 2009 at 4:46 am
I have noticed most of time street lights are “ON” during day time also. It would be great if GREENPEACE could put forward this issue to the concerned department.
I believe, little effort from our side will make a big difference to the society.
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
TIME FOR A TIME CHANGE
For the past many days global warming and the UN Summit in Copenhagen has been in the news headlines. All of us across the world agree that global warming is a serious threat to planet earth. The international community is now united in its efforts to save the world from the effects of global warming. To achieve this, countries of the developed and developing world need to do everything possible including using New and Renewable Energy and reducing carbon intensity without compromising on growth.
Coal is the most important fuel for India’s power sector as it is the source of more than 50 per cent of generating capacity. Conserving energy includes reduction in transmission losses and reducing power consumption by judicious use of electricity both for industrial and domestic use. As India’s population is over a billion, even a small reduction in the use of power for domestic use by every citizen would result in a very large saving of energy. Thus we will also reduce our emission levels, as we would be burning less coal.
Daylight Saving Time (DST); also called summer time is practiced in some countries by advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. In these countries clocks are adjusted forward by one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. However, Indian Standard Time does not use Daylight Saving Time. One of the goals of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, primarily the use of electricity.
Based on the principle of DST, it is proposed to reduce energy consumption by changing the Indian Standard Time (IST). Presently IST is 5.5 hours (5 hours 30 minutes) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+5.5) and is based on the local time at longitude 72.5 degrees East which passes through Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. We can achieve this by advancing IST by half an hour to 6 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+6).
For a vast country like India with its land mostly located in the tropics, we could use the time zone of GMT+6 continuously throughout the year, instead of the yearly change during summer. By implementing this ‘time change’ every house would save on energy as the lights would be kept on after sunset for less time. This could be explained by the following example.
Let us take the case of a young executive, Mr. Bharat Nagarkar living in Nagpur, where the sun rises say, at 0600 hrs IST (GMT+5.5) on 31st March 2010. He, like the majority of others across the world likes waking up at sunrise time, i.e. at 0600 hrs (GMT+5.5). Presuming that we have changed IST to GMT+6 on 1st April 2010, the sunrise would now be at 0630 hrs GMT+6. Bharat and most others like him who like to wake up at sunrise, will now be waking up at 0630 hrs GMT+6. Since most households sparingly use electricity for lighting during morning hours, there would be no appreciable change in consumption during the morning hours.
Now see what happens in the evening. On 31st March 2010, say in Nagpur, the sunset time is at 1830 hrs. Bharat, like most others has a habit of going to bed ‘well before midnight’. So on a normal working day, after a busy and productive day at the office, he spends quality time at home with his wife and child, watches TV, reads for about an hour and goes to sleep at 2330 hrs IST (GMT+5.5). He and his family therefore use their home lighting from 1830 to 2330 hrs, for 5 hrs.
As we change over to the new IST, sunset time on 1st April 2010 would be at 1900 hrs GMT+6. Bharat and his family would be continuing their daily routine and would go to bed as usual, ‘well before midnight’. They would now be using electricity for their home lighting from 1900 to 2330 hrs, i.e. for 4 hrs 30 minutes. Thus they would be saving about 10% on lighting every day, year after year. To keep the above example simple, I have not accounted for the complexities of sidereal time or the small time difference in sunrise/sunset each day.
Like most middle class families in India, Bharat as well as those in other professions including agriculture make use of home appliances like televisions, refrigerators, washing machines and microwaves. Therefore the power saved on lighting in households as well as in public places (for street lighting etc.) across India would translate to about 5% of the total energy consumed. When we take into account the power used by industrial, commercial and other sectors, the overall savings may work out to only about 2 percent of India’s total power consumption. But for a country with a population of more than a billion consuming over 500 billion kWh of electricity each year, it would translate to 10 billion kWh saving every year. Statisticians would be able to give the exact figures. In turn, we will save on the expenditure on coal, conserve our natural resources and make an enormous contribution to our war against global warming.
For a smooth and efficient change over to +6GMT, it will require meticulous planning by all agencies including the central and state governments, railways, airlines, shipping and the private sector. I am of the view that too much time should not be spent on discussing this proposal by large committees or groups. Instead, a small team of experts appointed by the Govt. of India should analyse the pros and cons of this proposal. If found suitable, the proposed ‘time change’ should be implemented as early as possible. It requires no expenditure and it is not an impossible task. You may recollect that our late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had the courage to implement the five day (working) week quickly without wasting time on discussion. Let us try this out for a year, and review it thereafter to see its benefits to our nation.
While sailing through many countries and oceans of the world, we mariners are required to reset our ship’s master clock to different time zones almost every day. Let us reset India’s master clock (IST) just once, and reap rich benefits by conserving energy as well as reducing emission levels. For Mother India and Planet Earth, it would make a world of difference.
February 16th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
!!population explosion is te major reason for the rise in pollution!!!!and other activites destroyin the nature!!!
also we hav to save the reamins of our green forests!!!!lots of problems in the future!!!the whole hearted commitment and ready to sacrifice for the future is needed right now!!!and am ready to volunteer!!!