Climate change concerts 'to dwarf Live Aid' coming July 7th

ah this is great news folks. Most here don't need concerts to get with the program but surely, this will focus more attention to the most serious issue of our time.

By Carlos Grande and Fiona Harvey

Published: February 8 2007 02:00 | Last updated: February 8 2007 02:00

A series of concerts "bigger than Live Aid" is being planned for July, in a bid to put the subject of climate change before an audience of a global audience of 2bn.

The event, scheduled for July 7, will feature co-ordinated film, music and television events in seven cities including London, Washington DC, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and Kyoto, with major broadcasters and media owners aiming to extend the reach of public awareness of global warming.

It is understood that former US vice-president Al Gore, whose movie An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change to cinema audiences last year, will announce the event tomorrow in London.

The organisers hope to involve up to 2.5m people in events and link-ups at the cities involved, as well as other locations.

They are promising a line-up of artists to "dwarf" that of the Live8 and Live Aid concerts, thought to be branded under the name "SOS".

One person close to the event said yesterday: "The talent involved is just exponentially bigger because the issue itself is bigger.

"Live Aid was about asking people to stump up money, this is about effecting systemic change.

"The aim is not just to drive awareness but to get people to take action."

These actions are likely to include personal pledges to reduce emissions, for instance by using energy efficient equipment or flying less.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ebad1e4a-b719-11db-8bc2-0000779e2340.html

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I'm guessing U2 - since Bono's all about this sort of thing.

Who else?

but bet that many more bands will be there. 2 billion folks watching, that's alot. Here's another article about it from France.

http://www.u2france.com/article10022.html

Yes, its nice to get the message out but what I fear about these big event concerts is that they are too convenient a fix for some people. They think, well the concert happened, global warming willbe stopped now, I can go back to sleep. Live aid didn't end hunger in Africa and Farm Aid hasn't saved all our farmers. Get the message out but don't let that stop when the music's over.

As long as humans have walked the earth, stupid people have thought stupid things. You start living your life according to them, you'll paralyze yourself.

NGU.

to those who aren't aware that there's even a problem and trust me, there are plenty of them out there. I'm thinking that since young people may just get a bit more proactive and inspired but ya never know.
Their intent is good in any case.

It'll have a positive effect that will FARRR outweigh any possible negative effects that can be dreamed up.

NGU.

Or LittleCrue?