Athletes support #Sport4Climate initiative
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See how athletes across the world are standing up to climate change.

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Luis Figo, Cristian Ledesma, Dejan Stankovic, Damiano Tommasi and Paolo Cannavaro
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<p>Participants of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.zanettiandfriends.com/matchforexpo/?lang=en&quot; target="_blank">Match for Expo</a>&nbsp;football game in Milan</p>

<p style="font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 20.0063px;">[video:https://vimeo.com/127848963]</p&gt;

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Guima, football player at CFR Cluj – Romenia
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/guima2%20%281%29.jpg" style="width: 638px; height: 630px;" /></p>

<p>&quot;Let&#39;s get connected 4 the same: A better tomorrow starts today!&quot;</p>

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Gabriel Couto, football player at Nea Salamima – Cyprus
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<p>Football player at Nea Salamima - Cyprus</p>

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<p>&quot;The health of man, your health depends on the health of the world! Embrace this cause, embrace our / your cause for a healthy planet.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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Thiago Pereira, Silver Medal, 400-meter individual medley, 2012 Summer Olympics
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/Thiago_Pereira_14.jpg" style="width: 449px; height: 553px;" /></p>

<p>&quot;We, the athletes, commit to keeping the planet healthy and sustainable.&quot;</p>

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Milla Ferreira, kitesurfer
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<p>&quot;It&#39;s really important that we get the message out about our planet climate situation, so that people can really engage on this cause for a better place to live. I am proud to be part of Connect4Climate and actually be the movement.&quot;</p>

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Anderson Dias, Gold Medal, football 5-a-side, 2004 Summer Paralympic
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<p>&quot;We can feel the risks of climate change. We need to act, now.&quot;</p>

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Matheus Carvalho, forward, Fluminense Football Club
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/Matheus_Carvalho_%281%29.jpg" style="width: 450px; height: 550px;" /></p>

<p>&quot;We can&rsquo;t lose. Let&rsquo;s win for the climate.&quot;</p>

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Filippe Ferreira, kitesurfer
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<p>&quot;Connect4Climate is an amazing project to encourage and open people&#39;s eyes about our planet&#39;s sustainability issue. I feel honored to be able to be part of this project, and to support the cause for a cleaner and healthier planet.&quot;</p>

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Cristóvão Borges, coach, Fluminense Football Club
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/Cristovao_Borges.jpg" style="width: 451px; height: 550px;" /></p>

<p>&quot;We, coaches from all around the world, ask all the nations in the world to make clean energy available, because Fluminense plays clean.&quot;</p>

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Rafael Sóbis, forward, Fluminense Football Club
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<p>&quot;We, football players, ask all the nations in the world to make clean energy available, because Fluminense plays clean.&quot;</p>

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Neto, goalkeeper, ACF Fiorentina
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/Neto_%281%29.jpg" style="width: 450px; height: 550px;" /></p>

<p>&quot;A healthy planet is needed for a healthy sport. Join #Sport4Climate.&quot;</p>

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Guilly Brandão, kitesurfer
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<p>&quot;Connect4Climate is a new and inspiring light shed over our problems concerning the sustainability of a healthy and balanced life in our planet. It&#39;s important to support and help them spread the word, so in the end with a combined effort we can all make a difference.&quot;</p>

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Ian Mouro, kitesurfer
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<p>&quot;It would be very important to start thinking more in the future, giving a good education about how the planet is so important for each one of us. A healthy planet is a green planet.&quot;</p>

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Antonio Garnero, Brazilian Cycling Champion, 2014
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/Antonio_website.jpg" style="width: 450px; height: 550px;" /></p>

<p>Special thanks to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ambiente.sp.gov.br/parque-estadual-do-jaragua/&quot; target="_blank">State Park - Parque Estadual do Jaraguá</a></p>

<p>&quot;Let&#39;s ride against climate change!&quot;</p>

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Marcela Witt, kitesurfer
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<p>&quot;Sport is universal. So is climate change. Join me on the Sport4Climate campaign from Connect4Climate and Fórum das Américas and find out how athletes are helping fighting climate change!&quot;</p>

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Novella Calligaris, Silver Medal, 400 Meter Freestyle, 1972 Summer Olympics
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/Novella_Calligaris.png" style="width: 450px; height: 550px;" /></p>

<p>&ldquo;Athletes warming up against global warming!&rdquo;</p>

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Matteo Marenghi Vaselli, Skipper of the Melges 20, "Lucifer"
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<p>&quot;One winning strategy: consume less.&rdquo;</p>

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Álvaro de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Record-Breaking Sportsman & Mariner
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<p>&quot;Lost in the endless universe, there is a tiny drop of water full of life. Let&#39;s be responsible and wise enough not to destroy God&#39;s creation completely.&nbsp;Humanity must stop profit from being humanity&#39;s main goal.&quot;</p>

The power of youth
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This initiative celebrates the power of youth. Global citizens under-30 are inheriting a hotter, more unpredictable climate that has enormous implications for the future.

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Inspiring youth to engage in the climate discussion
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<p>#Youth4Climate is a social media campaign organized by a flotilla of partners to inspire young people around the world to take action on climate change.&nbsp;Today&rsquo;s youth are the first generation to feel the impacts of climate change and the last that can do something about it.</p>

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Why does climate change education matter?
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<p>As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change says in Article 6, education contributes to the solutions being developed to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The solutions to climate change are also the paths to a safer, healthier, cleaner and more prosperous future for all. To see this and to understand what needs to be done requires a sharp and sustained focus on education, training and public awareness in all countries and at all levels of government, society and enterprise.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Key points on why climate change education matters:</p>

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<p>- Long-term, independent records from weather stations, satellites, ocean buoys, tide gauges, and many other data sources all confirm that our nation, like the rest of the world, is warming. Scientists who study climate change confirm that these observations are consistent with significant changes in Earth&rsquo;s climatic trends. (U.S. National Climate Assessment, 2014)</p>

<p>- Over the 21st century, climate scientists expect Earth&rsquo;s temperature to continue increasing, very likely more than it did during the 20th century. Two anticipated results are rising global sea level and increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves, droughts, and floods. These changes will affect almost every aspect of human society, including economic prosperity, human and environmental health, and national security. (USGCRP Climate Literacy, 2009)</p>

<p>- Climate change will bring economic and environmental challenges as well as opportunities, and citizens who have an understanding of climate science will be better prepared to respond to both. (USGCRP Climate Literacy, 2009)</p>

<p>- Society needs citizens who understand the climate system and know how to apply that knowledge in their careers and in their engagement as active members of their communities. (USGCRP Climate Literacy, 2009)</p>

<p>- Climate change will continue to be a significant element of public discourse. Understanding the essential principles of climate science will enable all people to assess news stories and contribute to their everyday conversations as informed citizens. (USGCRP Climate Literacy, 2009)</p>
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The #Youth4Climate social media campaign is an effort led by the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.noaa.gov/&quot; target="_blank">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://energy.gov/&quot; target="_blank">U.S. Department of Energy</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.astc.org/&quot; target="_blank">Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://cleanet.org/clean/community/index.html&quot; target="_blank">CLEAN Network</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wildcenter.org/&quot; target="_blank">The Wild Center</a>, the World Bank Group&rsquo;s global partnership program Connect4Climate,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.climategen.org/&quot; target="_blank">Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://acespace.org/&quot; target="_blank">Alliance for Climate Education</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.earthday.org/&quot; target="_blank">Earth Day Network</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.climateinteractive.org/&quot; target="_blank">Climate Interactive</a>, and others. It is an open discussion for all to join the youth call for climate action.</p>

Connect4Climate partnered with Artist Project Earth
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Connect4Climate is exceptionally excited to announce our partnership with Artists Project Earth (APE)!

To raise awareness about climate change
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Connect4Climate recognize extraordinary individuals who are making a positive and bold contribution to raising awareness and driving action on climate change at the local and global level.

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<h2><strong>Lord David Puttnam, Film Producer</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/139144698]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Atom Egoyan, Filmmaker</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/139146662]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Filmmakers: Bernardo Bertolucci, Pablo Trapero, Wim Wenders, Marc Forster, Bob Rafelson, and Fernando Meirelles</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/138504498]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Climate Change Experts: Gavin Schmidt, Keving Anderson, Erik Conway, and Erick Fernandes</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/123352984]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Rokia Traore, Malian Singer - songwriter</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/100912201]</p&gt;

<h2>Rachel Kyte, former&nbsp;Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change</h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/106751566]</p&gt;

<h2>Miguel Ángel Zotto, Argentinian Tango Dancer</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W-CivcsPNY]</p&gt;

<h2>Liya Kibede, International Supermodel &amp; Actress</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is77Wx38oNo]</p&gt;

<h2>Livia Firth, Founder of the Green Carpet Challenge</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wJDri4OVpw]</p&gt;

<h2>Danny Huston, Actor &amp; Director</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwj3hF7lK0]</p&gt;

<h2>Taliana Vargas, Actress</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6MSYM30Vpc]</p&gt;

<h2>Forest Whitaker, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W75LebWVVsk]</p&gt;

To inspire change
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What difference can one group, one company, or one individual make in the massive battle to stop our climate from changing? Brilliant ideas and solutions come from every corner of the planet, and work in ways that will surprise and amaze you.

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Poetry is the Energy of Dreams
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<p>Building Energy used solar energy to power the National Mall in Washington D.C for the first time in its history, thanks to its partnership with Connect4Climate. Building Energy, an Italian independent power producer from renewable sources, took part in the Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day, and significantly contributed to the reduction of the event’s CO2 emissions.</p>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/133995957]</p&gt;

Athletes bring climate change to the global stage.
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Athletes and sports professionals have an up close and personal relationship with the climate-they are, quite literally, in it all the time. To train or to compete, skiers and snowboarders need snow. Bicyclists and soccer players need good weather.

Knowledge4Climate Action: Proceedings and Recommendations from Be The Movement, An International Workshop

 

Connect4Climate and the University of Warsaw co-hosted Be the Movement, an international workshop addressing the means of expanding and strengthening the global climate change movement during the November 2013 United Nations-sponsored climate change talks (UNFCCC COP19) in the Polish capital. The workshop was an inspiring gathering of climate change activists, youth and concerned professionals.