A sneak peak at the PM's new climate change ad : Melbourne Indymedia

Dear friends,

An embarrassing leak from the Prime Minister's office! On Sunday, he told the Liberal Party's National Council when it comes to global warming, we've just got to trust him. So to really drive the message home, his new $23 million climate change ad blitz will feature a personal appeal to the nation. GetUp got our hands on an advance copy, and it's pretty unbelievable.

Click the link below to check it out.

http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/BelieveMe

Okay, busted. The Government's real ad will probably explain why they haven't set any binding targets for reducing greenhouse pollution or increasing our dwindling production of renewable energy.

If you're wondering where this clip really came from, it was submitted by Dominic Allen from Melbourne as part of GetUp's Oz in 30 seconds project - giving Australians the chance to make, vote for and broadcast our own political ads, to show the politicians what we think for a change this election.

If you think Dominic's done a good job, spread the link above to a few friends. If you'd like to see your own message on national television, go one better and make one yourself. New clips are being produced, polished and uploaded right now onto Ozin30seconds.org from around the country. Online voting begins in July, then it's over to our celebrity judges to pick the ultimate winner at a big awards night, August 1 at the Sydney Opera House. Exciting, eh? If you want Australia to see your ad there's still time, but be quick - submissions close 30 June 2007.

http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/BelieveMe

The GetUp team

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Climate climax

Dear climate-saver,

Our campaign against global warming is on fire! World leaders meet at the G8+5 summit this week--and they're listening to us. Friday morning, we banged boxes of 265,000 names down on the top German negotiator's table in Berlin. Taken aback, he promised to bring our voice into the negotiations, and said he'd track how fast our petition grows. On Saturday, with another 10,000 signatures overnight, we marched at the head of the climate march in Rostock, with tens of thousands peacefully demanding urgent action. Now we're in touch with top officials from France, the UK and Brazil, all following our campaign as they decide on a strong stand.

Let's turn the heat up even higher. Can you help us get to 333,333 voices for change--the biggest global climate petition ever--before the summit decision? One last push, together, to avert a planetary catastrophe. Take a moment and tell five friends to go to this page--

http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit

The energy here in Germany is electric. Every few hours, new reports come in as governments manoeuvre. Amidst the politics, our campaign draws a clear line: a swift global agreement with binding emissions targets.

When we met with Chancellor Angela Merkel's top representative who chairs the talks, he promised us Germany wouldn't compromise-- then on Sunday Merkel came through for us, the Brits followed suit, and now Brazil and China have joined the call for a global UN-led process. Bush has started to move but his proposals would be a step back, the US people and Congress are already way ahead of him.

The summit leaders can tell a global movement is brewing. Our petition, this simple list of names from every corner of the globe, is a sign politicians can see and touch. These talks always come down to the wire-- so it's crucial for world leaders to know how much the global public wants them to stop the climate crisis.

The summit opens Wednesday, ends Friday. This is crunch time. So just for a moment, put aside whatever you're doing and help us get to a third of a million signatures-- urge your friends and family to sign the petition here:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit

We know leaders are watching. Let's make their jaws drop.

With hope,

Ricken, Paul, Ben, Graziela, Iain, Hannah, Galit and the whole Avaaz team

PS: For more information about the G8 summit and the climate change negotiations, see here:
http://www.ft.com/indepth/climatechange

And for more about Avaaz's work on climate change at the G8 see:
http://www.avaaz.org/blog/en/climate_change/

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