Skiers and snowboarders support WWF efforts to fight climate change in Poznan, Poland
The WWF organized a demonstration of pro skiers and snowboards in Poznan, Poland this week, where UN climate talks are on-going. Of course, those involved in the ski and snowboard industries are particularly concerned about climate change. The WWF demonstration calls on the governments attending the Poznan conference to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The petition signed by the skiers and snowboarders reads, “From the European Alps to the Asian Himalayas, the US Rockies and the Central American Andes, global warming means milder winters and less snowfall. Ice and snow are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming, and as avid skiers and snowboarders we see our beloved sports endangered.”
The petition also demands that the new global climate treaty is ambitious enough to keep global warming below 2°C, which is considered a threshold level. Specifically, it seeks to reduce emissions to 80% of 1990 levels by 2050 and by 25% to 40% by 2020.
The WWF further warns that “glaciers in the European Alps have decreased by at least 50% since 1850. If climate change intensifies as projected in upcoming decades, the snowline will move from 1200 to 1800 meters above mean sea level, leaving only 44% of existing ski centers with enough snow for the whole season.”
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