Earth Statement Earth League / / ‘2015 is a critical year for humanity… We have the choice to either finally embark on the journey towards sustainability or to stick to our current destructive ‘business-as-usual’ pathway… We can still avert dangerous climate change… A new global citizens’ movement is heeding the scientific evidence, demanding immediate climate action… 8 essential elements…’

2°C - governments must put into practice their commitment to limit global warming to below 2°C - the maximum warming limit before we risk dangerous climate change 1 Trillion Tonnes - the remaining global carbon budget (the limit of the carbon dioxide we can emit in the future) - must be well below 1 trillion tons (1000 Gt CO2) to have a reasonable chance to hold the 2°C line

Zero Emissions by 2050 – ‘deep decarbonisation’ starting immediately and leading to a zero-carbon society by 2050 or shortly thereafter is key 193 Countries – all 193 need to develop deep decarbonisation plans. Rich countries and progressive industries can and should take the lead and decarbonise well before mid- century

100% Clean Energy – we must unleash a wave of climate innovation for the global good, and enable universal access to the technology solutions we already have Adaptation and Loss and Damage Measures - Climate change is already happening; we need a massive increase in support for adaptation and loss and damage measures in developing countries

Safeguard Ecosystems - safeguarding carbon sinks and vital ecosystems, is as important for climate protection as the reduction of emissions $100+ Billion of Climate Finance - governments need to provide additional support to developing countries to deal with climate change at a level at least comparable to current global development aid (around 135 billion USD p.a.)