One of the most vital moments in global climate change negotiations arrived this week. The UN Climate Change Conference in Bali is only three days old and already a momentous decision has been made by the new Australian Prime Minister.
On Monday, John Rudd endorsed the Kyoto Protocol as one of his first acts in office, leaving the US as the only developed country yet to back the treaty. Please take a moment to thank God for this encouraging step.
Over the next fortnight governments from more than 190 nations must set aside their differences and create a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. It needs to be strong enough to keep temperature rises under 2°C, as the Kyoto targets only last until 2012.
For many of us in the West the effects of climate change lie in the future, but for the world's poorest people that suffering is happening now.
Please pray for the conference, you'll find prayer points here.
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Jackson Browne - Lives In The Balance.
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