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350.org

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis
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350.org

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis
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350.org

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis

Project Summary

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries.

350 means climate safety. To preserve our planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 392 parts per million to below 350 ppm. But 350 is more than a number—it's a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.

This project will support climate mitigation projects in the Boston area.

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"Global climate change affects the coastal areas, like Boston, with rising air temperature, increasing rainfall, rising ocean temperatures and rising sea levels, which lead to increased coastal flooding. In addition to sea level rises, much of the Northeast shoreline is gradually sinking, increasing the effects of rising ocean waters.

"In Boston, if the number of 100-year storms increases, more buildings and infrastructure will be at risk of being inundated by rising waters during intense weather such as hurricanes and nor’easters. While many of Boston’s neighborhoods are protected from wave action and flooding by seawalls, they have not been fully tested by extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels.

"Many of Boston’s neighborhoods and landmarks are built in areas that are highly susceptible to flooding and the effects of extreme weather. For example, under projected 100-year storms (based on a high emissions scenario), many of Boston's best-known landmarks are threatened, including Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, North Station, Fan Pier, Copley Church, John Hancock Tower and the Public Garden." (Source: New England Aquarium)

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"New England has already started to feel the effects of global climate change. Snow cover is decreasing and spring arrives earlier. Scientists predict that we may be headed for a Boston climate much like that of Charlotte, North Carolina, or Atlanta, Georgia." (Source: New England Aquarium)

This project will fund climate mitigation actions occurring in the Boston area.