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5. Every day is Climate Action Day
 On the eve of the Climate Summit in New York (23 September), the worldwide 350.org network organises hundreds of climate actions all over the world. Check out which activities are scheduled in your area and show the climate negotiators that "we want action, not words; we want a world safe from the ravages of climate change."
It is also a good moment to bring in mind that the most impressive climate action is likely the one which is every day and silently taking place in the houses and minds of millions of people. As we write in our latest blogpost, "the number of people installing solar panels is growing much faster than predicted. More and more people are consciously and proudly not owning a car. Second hand stuff and local food is no longer something for the poor. Yes, the group of frontrunners is still a minority – but it is a fast growing minority. They won’t remain unnoticed by politicians who want to win elections in the coming years. Nor by businesses who want to sell their products in the 2020s and 2030s."
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6. Two degrees? Four degrees!
 The only climate related issue world leaders have agreed on in the last decade, is the fact that climate change should be limited to 2 degrees maximum, in order to avoid catastrophical consequences. Recent research shows we are well on the way to have a 4 degrees increase by the end of the century (and it won't stop there).
"Globally, annual reductions need to be five times current levels, averaging 6.2% a year, every year from now to 2100, compared with 1.2% today."
"The world is currently on track to burn this century’s IPCC carbon budget within 20 years, and a pathway to 4°C of global warming by 2100. For many of us, 2034 is within our working lifetime. It’s within the timeframe of decisions being made today, on long-term investments, on the location of factories and their supply chains. So businesses are making those decisions faced with uncertainty about climate policy and potential impacts of climate change."
Source and quotes: The Guardian, online version, 8 September.
Picture: Tomas Castelazo
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