Climate Action Now

Dear Supporters,

In the last calendar year, from the joint efforts of Climate Action Now as well as IAHV and N0CO2, we funded the planting of 93,491 trees, yielding over 900 days of work for the tree planters. This includes 29,602 trees from the Global Giving campaign alone. As a result of cumulative contributions, N0CO2 became a Seedling Level Partner on the Eden Reforestation website.

Here is the breakdown:

• In the first half of 2018, before we started the Climate Action Now project with GlobalGiving, IAHV and N0CO2 funded Eden $3313.71 for planting 33,137 trees and creating 331 days of work for local villagers in previously deforested areas.
• From August through November with your contributions through GlobalGiving , we funded our tree reforestation partner $2,020.20, for planting 20,602 trees and creating 206 days of work. 
• In December 2018, N0CO2 funded Eden $1,987.62, for planting 19,876 trees and creating 199 days of work. This amount was matched to yield twice the impact, meaning another 19,876 trees and 199 days of work.
• In addition, GlobalGiving received further support from you in December which should be accounted for in our next report.

Here is a video showing the work and inspiration of Eden Reforestation. It is helpful for them to receive funds is through collective efforts such as ours, so that they can focus on getting new trees in the ground and employing local villagers to do it.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x6zmzgrg9oltu3d/AABDYYHhuBghtJKQcax_UH7ka/Trailer%20Re-Edit/ERP%20Trailer%202016%20-%20112618%20Re-Edit%20Short%20wCC.mov?dl=0

Of course, our work is not limited to funding tree-planting. We also spend time on educational outreach, to encourage people to reduce their CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, and to reach out to other people to do the same. A link to an informative article about the state of the climate from the BBC is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45775309

Last but not least, we continue to promote and make available the graphic book for children and adults, "Let's Save Our Planet," also available in French as "Sauvons La Planête." The book, written by Saving Our Planet co-founder Julie Wornan, has been translated into Italian and Spanish, and the Italian publication is in progress. An excerpt of the English version is attached.

Thank you for all that you do.

The Climate Action Now Team

Links:

• Tree Planting Video
• Scientist call for Climate Action, NOW!

• Let's Save Our Planet -- PDF excerpts (PDF)
  

Dear Supporters,

Some of us on the Climate Action Now team are inspired by our kids; we want to give them a future on this planet as beautiful as the past we have enjoyed. Others are inspired by nature. The wildlife photos on this website convey my motivation to continue the cycle of life our beautiful planet as we know it.

While it often feels daunting, our team believes that together with our Supporters we can spark a cultural change to put the brakes on climate degradation that threatens our families and our wildlife. Your generous contributions in these first three months have fortified this belief.

We will be using the funding received so far to plant trees and to provide books for school children to educate them about climate change. We plant to make our quarterly tree-planting contribution from this Global Giving fundraising project in this month of November 2018 and will update you on the number of trees planted in our next update. Our emphasis will be on tree-planting pending development of training and school programs.

Tree Planting

Our tree-planting partner hires and trains local villagers to plant native tree species in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nepal, Haiti, and Indonesia. This gives them a consistent income, while reforesting key regions of the planet as efficiently as possible. Our partner has provided these photos of their employees for our use.

Educating Climate Change Teachers and Children

This element is about planting the seeds for future cultural change by educating climate change teachers and children.  

We have a graphic textbook, written as a story with illustrations and bubble text, published in English and French editions. The text has been endorsed by the famous climatologist James Hansen. An Italian edition is in progress. We are working on building adoption of this text, in schools in England and France. In the meantime, we provide copies of the book for children as opportunities for teaching present themselves. 

Global Update on Climate Change

Just this month, October 2018, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. This report has made it clear that we must immediately act to reduce emissions and compensate for those that we cannot reduce, for example by planting trees to take up carbon dioxide.

The IPCC Press Release highlighting key elements of the report emphasized that, “Every extra bit of warming matters, especially since warming of 1.5 °C or higher increases the risk associated with long-lasting or irreversible changes, such as the loss of some ecosystems.”

The Technical Summary asserts, “Without societal transformation and rapid implementation of ambitious greenhouse gas reduction measures, pathways to limiting warming to 1.5°C and achieving sustainable development will be exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to achieve.”

We CAN achieve such societal transformation. Climate Action Now. We CAN!

In hope and trust,

Your Climate Action Now Team

Links:

• October IPCC Special Report
• IPCC Press Release