Humanity is at a critical crossroads as continued indulgence in old habits speeds up global warming. With a heart of love and compassion as well as a sense of urgency, Supreme Master Ching Hai shares Her great wisdom through a new leaflet that awakens people to the imperative need to adopt an alternative lifestyle that will help reverse the changing weather patterns. The “SOS – Go Veg! Be Green!” leaflet not only presents the hard facts, it more importantly lights the way to sustainable living in a balanced world. Master has sent a clear message: The vegetarian diet, sustainable energy and green technologies are choices that all must act upon now.

Flyers in various languages are available for download at: http://suprememasterchinghai.net/sos.htm

 

Switzerland

[Geneva] Organized by the World Meteorological Organization and hosted by the Swiss Government, the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) was held from August 31 to September 4, Golden Year 6 (2009). The theme of the conference was “Climate prediction and information for decision-making.” This important conference brought together more than 2,000 climate scientists, experts, and decision makers intent on reducing losses caused by increasingly extreme weather events such as heat waves, sandstorms, cyclones, droughts, and floods. High-level policy makers from more than 150 countries committed to adopt the “Global Framework for Climate Services” established at the conference, which will be made available to all people.

Speakers included Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General and President of the Global Humanitarian Forum, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),  His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Moritz Leuenberger, Mr. Michel Jarraud, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Mr. Alexander Bedritsky, President of WMO, as well as several heads of state and ministers from different countries.

All agreed that Climate Change is accelerating and that it is the greatest environmental and humanitarian challenge we face today. In the report released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) entitled, “Arctic Climate Feedbacks: Global Implications,” it showed that large scale effects prompted by a warming Arctic will make global climate change more severe than indicated by other recent projections, including those of the IPCC. Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Deputy Executive Director of World Food Program, pointed out that “While the number of hungry people has reached 1 billion, the number of people at risk from climate and weather-related disasters has increased to 2.6 billion.” Mr. Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of Mozambique, urged people to act today “because tomorrow may be too late.”

To bring awareness to participants that a vegan diet is the most efficient solution to climate change, three initiates from the Geneva Center attended the conference and spoke with participants and VIPs. They were delighted to hear that many of these key people already knew of the harmful effects of the meat diet and were either already vegetarians or were cutting down their meat consumption. Mr. Thomas Kolly, Ambassador and Chief of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, congratulated the initiates for the work they are doing. He is a vegetarian and rides his bicycle to go to work. Mr. Daniel K. Keuerleber-Burk, director of Swiss Meteo and President of Regional Association of World Meteorological Association, fully agreed with this message and ate vegetarian meals during his stay at the conference. The Swiss Minister for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Mr. Moritz Leuenberger, who was one of the speakers at the conference, is also a vegetarian.

H.E. Pema Gyamtsho (second right), Minister of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan, and members of the Bhutan delegation.

His Serene Highness, Prince Albert of Monaco, said in his speech that it was time to act and that we should be conscious of the fact that we will have to change profoundly our way of living, of producing, and of consuming. The Minister of Agriculture in Bhutan, H.E. Pema Gyamtsho, said in an interview that in his country, many people are vegetarians and that the government is telling everyone to stop eating meat! Dr. Jane Lubchenco, head of the U.S. delegation and a scientist on President Obama’s team, is also fully aware of the problem caused by the meat diet. The initiates presented Master’s best-selling books as a gesture of goodwill to many VIPs and felt grateful for Master’s guidance.

The World Climate Conference-3 was of great importance in preparing the groundwork for the Copenhagen conference in December 2009. Scientists and politicians talked to each other and are working together toward the common goal of reversing global warming and saving the planet Earth.

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