Foreword to The New Climate Deal, A Pocket Guide, by the WWF:
This is the generation that must stop the spread of pollution
that is slowly killing the planet…
Rolling back the tide of a warming planet
is a responsibility that we have to ourselves,
to our children, and all of those who
will inherit creation long after we are gone.”
-Barack Obama, Strasbourg. April 2009
350
You have likely seen the number 350 pop up when talking about carbon emissions. The number is key to survival of the planet – it represents the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is safe to have if we expect life to continue to thrive. Here is an excellent link to an article about the science of 350ppm carbon dioxide, and why this is so important. 350-The Number That Will Save The Planet
