Campaign to reduce carbon dioxide picks a number
2009-10-26 06:53:32 GMT2009-10-26 14:53:32 (Beijing Time)
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Climate activists form the number '350', representing the atmospheric carbon target of a cut to 350 parts per million, on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 24, to kick off an international day of protest about global warming.(Photo/AFP)
A climate activist holds a sign reading '350', representing the target of cutting atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million, during a rally in the Central district of Hong Kong on October 24. From Asia to the Americas via Europe and the Middle East, activists around the planet have protested in an effort to mobilize public opinion against global warming.(Photo/AFP)
Lebanese youths carry a banner bearing the logo "350", to call for carbon emissions cuts to 350 parts per million in Beirut. From Asia to the Americas via Europe and the Middle East, activists around the planet have protested in an effort to mobilize public opinion against global warming.(Photo/AFP)
In London, more than 600 people gathered beneath the London Eye Ferris wheel and arranged themselves into the shape of the number five and an aerial photograph of the event will be added to pictures of a giant "three" and "zero" from around the world.(Photo/AFP)
Some 300 people gathered on the City Hall Square in Copenhagen calling for call for carbon emissions cuts to 350 parts per million during a protest on International Day of Climate Action about global warming.(Photo/AFP)
Climate activists form the number '350', representing the atmospheric carbon target of a cut to 350 parts per million, on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 24, to kick off an international day of protest about global warming.