Greenpeace joins millions in global protest on climate 

Johannesburg, 27 Oct-(ANA)-Greenpeace activists in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg have placed banners on statues of famous South African leaders to urge President Jacob Zuma and other heads of state around the world to take leadership during the critical Climate Summit in Copenhagen this December. 

In Johannesburg, activists draped the statue of former President Mandela at Nelson Mandela Square with the message Zuma Go to Copenhagen to ask the current South African president to personally go to Copenhagen and ensure a fair deal is made. 

Developed countries must create trust and demonstrate their leadership by both committing to deep emissions reductions domestically and providing a substantial amount of financing and technology for developing country mitigation and adaptation.   

South Africa is one of the only developing countries that has a long-term climate strategy that seeks a peak in emissions and a decline there after, which is what the latest science demands in order to avoid dangerous climate change. 

A good deal in Copenhagen will include a commitment of industrialized countries of a minimum of US$140 billion a year to support these kind of mitigation tracks, forest protection and adaptation to climate change impacts in the developing world. (ANA)

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