Friends of the Earth have put together this petition to the UNFCCC leaders and heads of government attending the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

The petition requests talk attendees recognise that rich countries have done the most damage to our climate and they should take action first.

The 3 specific demands are:

• Commit wealthy industrialised countries (listed in “Annex I”) to at least 40% cuts in emissions domestically by 2020, by using green energy, sustainable transport and farming and cutting energy demand.
• Cuts must not be achieved by buying carbon credits from developing countries or by buying forest in developing countries to 'offset' ongoing emissions in the industrialised world.
• Rich countries must provide additional money for developing countries to grow in a clean way, and to cope with the floods, droughts and famines caused by climate change. The agreement should ensure this money is distributed fairly and transparently.

Sign the Friends of the Earth petition