Make your politicians act — send our action letter Name of Politician *Politician's email address *Sender's name *Sender's email address *Street Address *City *Province/State *Postal/Zip Code *Country *AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaArubaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCabo VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChina, People’s Republic ofChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrance, MetropolitanFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench South TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGuernseyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island And Mcdonald IslandHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJohnston IslandJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People’s Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauNorth MacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontserratMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunion IslandRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSaint HelenaSaint Pierre & MiquelonSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and South SandwichSpainSri LankaStateless PersonsSudanSudan, SouthSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwan, Republic of ChinaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks And Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUS Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States of America (USA)UruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis And Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemen Arab Rep.Yemen DemocraticZambiaZimbabweDear {name-1}, {email-1} I am writing to you today to express my deep concern about the government’s failure to address the climate and biodiversity crises. The IPCC and Scientists’ Warnings to Humanity, in addition to many recent scientific studies, have stated that economic growth and population growth are the two main drivers of these crises. Yet the government continues to focus on growth policies that will only exacerbate these problems. The government’s claim that we “don’t have to choose between protecting the environment and growing the economy” is a misconception, a falsehood. Their growth policies are founded not on science but on discredited theory, wishful thinking, and a perilous tendency to discount future harms in the interest of present benefits. Past policies have not worked because they are based on unproven economic theories instead of the physical and ecological sciences. The climate is changing at an alarming rate, and biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented level. And past global attempts have done nothing to curb these crises (see attached). I urge you to use your position to push for policies that will actually change the trajectories shown in the attached graphs. We need to move towards a steady state economy and control population growth. These are the only solutions. The challenges we face demand collaboration, foresight, and a commitment to the well-being of both present and future generations. Your government, and you as a Member – and a citizen – have a choice. Either: show the leadership needed to act now and you will go down in history as heroes – averting the biggest existential crises humanity has ever faced, or fail to act now and go down in history as contributing to the biggest existential crises humanity has ever faced. Let me know what you will choose! Sincerely, {name-2}, {email-2}, {address-1-street_address}, {address-1-city}, {address-1-state}, {address-1-zip}, {address-1-country} Attachments See also the Qualicum Institute website (qualicuminstitute.ca) for supporting data. Send Message
