KYOTOplus is a joint campaign of a number of

public interest In social science and economics, public interest is "the welfare or well-being of the general public" and society. While it has earlier philosophical roots and is considered to be at the core of democratic theories of government, often paired ...

groups in

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to encourage and support Canadians in a call for stronger policy on

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. The campaign was devised as a means to educate the Canadian public on issues related to climate change and

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and to encourage Canadians to take a strong stance at the climate talks in

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in December 2009. Canadian politicians are invited to indicate a strong stance against global warming by means of the KYOTOplus Pledge. The KYOTOplus Petition, which calls for a minimum 25% decrease in

greenhouse gas emission Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect. This contributes to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, oil, and natural gas, is the main cause of climate chan ...

in Canada by 2020 (in comparison to 1990), is available for signing by any Canadian.

Sponsors

Public interest groups united in the KYOTOplus campaign include: *l'Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA) *British Columbia

Sustainable Energy Energy system, Energy is sustainability, sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Definitions of sustainable energy usually look at its effects on the e ...

Association *

Climate Action Network Climate Action Network - International (CAN) is a global network of over 1,300 environmental non-governmental organisations in over 130 countries working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to eco ...

/ Reseau action climat Canada *

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) () was founded in 1963 to help protect Canada's wilderness. Activities CPAWS, initially known as the National and Provincial Parks Association (NPPAC), was formed in 1963, with a focus on revi ...

(CPAWS ) / la Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada (SNAP) *

Canadian Youth Climate Coalition The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition (CYCC) is a nonprofit youth organization in Canada. The coalition consists of various youth organizations, which includes the Canadian Federation of Students, the Canadian Labour Congress, Sierra Youth Coaliti ...

/ La Coalition canadienne des jeunes pour le climat *Citizens Environmental Alliance *

David Suzuki Foundation The David Suzuki Foundation is a science-based non-profit environmental organization headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with offices in Montreal and Toronto. It was established as a federally registered Canadian charity on Jan ...

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

Friends of the North Environmental Society *

Équiterre Équiterre is a Canadian non-profit and non-governmental organization, operating in Quebec. It manages a community-supported agriculture system of farms and consumers, including households and institutions. The non-profit's mission at founding h ...

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of Environmental movement, environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its biod ...

Canada *

Kairos ''Kairos'' () is an ancient Greek language, Greek word meaning 'the right or critical moment'. In modern Greek, ''kairos'' also means 'weather' or 'time'. It is one of two words that the ancient Greeks had for 'time'; the other being (). ...

*Manitoba Wildlands *8Oxfam *Projet St-Laurent/Jour de la Terre *QuébecKyoto *

Science for Peace Science for Peace is organization of scientists, engineers, social scientists and scholars working together to promote peace worldwide. It was co-founded by mathematical psychologist Anatol Rapoport, and physicist Eric Fawcett, both former professo ...

(Working Group on Climate) *

Sierra Club Canada The Sierra Club Canada Foundation (SCCF) is a Canadian environmental organization made up of a national branch and five chapters in Ontario, Atlantic Canada, Québec, the Prairies, and a nation-wide Youth chapter. The organization's mission is t ...

*TakingITglobal *Vegetarians of Alberta

References

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