15 Highlights from 2014 for Climate Action in 2015

Connect4Climate looks back on 15 highlights in 2014 celebrating climate action with a view of advancing the climate movement in 2015. We are so thankful to all of you for taking on climate change.

15: Jury Calls for Climate Action
14: Years of Living Dangerously Launched at World Bank  
13: Earth Day Shoutout: Let’s Act on Climate Change
12: Athletes call for climate action
11: Innovating Waste Solutions, Celebrating Climate Action
10: Knowledge4Climate Action - Publication
9: The Fight against Desertification is Working
8: #Action4Climate Times Square Takeover
7: Top Football Stars Kick-off Interreligious Match For Peace
6: 73 Countries, More Than 1,000 Businesses Support a Price on Carbon
5: People’s Climate March Calls for Action
4: Action4Climate Films Featured in Poem That Brought World Leaders to Tears
3: Celebrating Solutions for Climate Change
2: Best Films on African Screens as World Talks Climate
1: Mandela’s Inspiration for Climate Action

2015 will be an important year for people and planet. Tell us your 15 plans for climate action in 2015 – what is your #action4climate?

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Max Thabiso Edkins
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