#Tell these #companies to #stop #killing us

Dear friends, A staggering 71 percent of all carbon emissions since 1988 can be traced back to just 100 corporations, most of which are fossil fuels producers. Even more alarming, half of all global industrial emissions can be traced to just 25 corporate and state-owned entities. If emissions continue at this rate, global average temperatures will rise by four degrees Celsius by the end of the century — well above the two-degree threshold scientists have long warned would herald humanity's doom. This would mean catastrophe for civilization. Without a serious change, the world as we know it will be a thing of the past. Coastal cities will disappear under rising sea waters. Global food production will collapse, causing malnutrition and starvation over vast swaths of the planet. Unpredictable and extreme weather patterns will batter our lands and thousands of species will disappear from Earth. We can't wait any longer. We must take accountability now to stop — and reverse — the effects of climate change. Our top priority should be ending the use of fossil fuels and transitioning to 100 percent clean, renewable energy; curbing meat consumption; protecting and expanding forests; and eliminating our carbon footprints. But all such efforts will be in vain if the corporations that are responsible for the vast majority of such dangerous emissions do not act as well. That's why we need you to sign this petition and demand that these companies stop valuing profit over our futures and our lives. Demand that they commit to transitioning to clean energy! Thank you for all that you do,   Andrew M. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Greedy, planet-polluting corporations and their leaders earn billions while the rest of us lose everything. Sign the petition.