Protests against global warming erupted around the globe Saturday as International Day of a Climate Action took hold of activists pushing to stabilize the climate at 350 part per million.
Many scientists have been warning that the current concentration of C02 in the atmosphere is of 387 parts per million is too high and in order to avoid disruptive climate patterns we must reduce the concentration of C02 in the atmosphere to the upper limit that is safe, 350 parts per million.
Organized by 350.org the days events sought to raise awareness to the issue of climate change. Over 5,200 events an181 countries participated in what is billed as the most widespread day of action against global warming in the planets history.
Events took place in all corners of the globe. From the Taj Mahal, to the Eiffel Tower, from the Great Barrier Reef, to the Himalayas from the Maldives, to Times Square people came together around the 350 number.
Protesters sought to make the number known across the planet and to let world leaders know that this is what the world should strive for at negotiations at Copenhagen, and what they see as what is in accordance with what science says is necessary to avert severe climatic disruption.
Earlier this week a survey from the Pew Center was released showing Americans were less likely to believe climate change as a man-made phenomenon than a few years ago and that only 36 percent of Americans believed global warming was man-made.
It seems the world is diverting into two parts, those who believe this is the biggest issue facing mankind, and those who deny its implications.
For some this protest was a way of fighting back against a campaign of misinformation meant to confuse people on what the causes of climate change are and how to reduce it.
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