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Increasing Public Awareness by ClimateChangeToronto

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Fundraising to place ads in media, in order to increase public awareness


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Summary

Everybody is contributing to green house gases. Public awareness has the prime importance.

Media is either mostly silent or broadcast ads from fossil fuel producers that add to public confusion. I am proposing to locate philanthropists, present the scientific data and climate change issue to them.

Then we can ask for their support to save life in the planet. Since the survival of human race has superiority to any other cause, it should be easy to convince many rich people to support the cause.

If we secure enough finances, time can be bought from different media to place informative advertisements, in order to increase awareness amongst general public.  Other fundraising events can be arranged for this purpose as well.


Category of the action

Changing public perceptions on climate change


What actions do you propose?

Approaching retirees from the Fortune Five Hundred Companies. We can start with Billionaires like Warren Buffet, Bill gate, etc….

Continuity and persistance is needed.


Who will take these actions?

Volunteers


Where will these actions be taken?

All over North America and Europe. China, India and other countries have philanthropists as well.


How much will emissions be reduced or sequestered vs. business as usual levels?


What are other key benefits?

1/ encouraging individuals to decrease their energy consumption

2/ activate them to spread the word

3/ making more activists to put pressure on politicians or industries


What are the proposal’s costs?

Just volunteer works


Time line

It has to start now till climate change is under control


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