The citizens’ petition has been launched: Here you can download the signature list.
Climate neutrality together – by 2030!
Making Göttingen climate-neutral by 2030
This is us
We started our initiative “GöttingenZero” as a local group of GermanZero in June 2020. Our members are pupils, students, professionals and pensioners. We call on the city of Göttingen to become climate neutral by 2030. GermanZero is an association that, together with scientists, has created a climate plan that can make Germany climate neutral by 2035. You can find everything about their approach here on their website. An important part of this is the pressure from below via municipal climate votes, consisting of citizens’ petitions and referendums.
Here in Göttingen, we also want to hold such a climate referendum. You can find out how we want to proceed and how you can support us on this website.
That moves us
Global climate change caused by the emission of greenhouse gases threatens the basis of life for all people on earth. At the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, it was therefore decided to limit global warming to as close as possible to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. The German Bundestag unanimously ratified this “Paris Agreement” in 2016.
However, if we do not drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions immediately and achieve climate neutrality through zero emissions within a few years, we will not reach the 1.5 degree target – with unforeseeable consequences for life on our planet.
Three ways to sign the petition today:
Option A: Collection point
The classic way is to hand in your signature at a retail outlet in the city centre.
Option B: We come to you
Contact our delivery system and we will bring everything to you.
Option C: By post
Print the list and either send it to us by post or drop it in one of the letterboxes.
Warte nicht auf morgen
Patricia composed this great song for us. Listen to it and let it inspire you: