Happy Blog Action Day! As we told you earlier in the week, over 8,700 blogs around the world are taking part by devoting space to discussing climate change. Arjun Mody offers this great recap about our Climate Campaign:

Over the past several weeks, about 55,000 ONE members raised their hands, and asked their Senators to allocate 5% to helping the world’s poorest people overcome the threats posed by climate change.

Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced S. 1733, “A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy” on September 30, 2009. The authors however left the allocation of emission allowances blank, so we still do not know how much will be dedicated to helping the world’s poorest people overcome the threats posed by climate change. The news on our efforts should be coming soon though: hearings in Senator Boxer’s Environment and Public Works Committee are slated to begin on October 27.

Many other Committees also have jurisdiction over the legislation as well, including the Agriculture Committee, Finance Committee, and Foreign Relations Committee. All of the work on the bill is scheduled to place before Thanksgiving.

Concurrent with the Senate process is the UNFCCC process which will culminate this December in Copenhagen. Recent meetings that took place in Bangkok developed proposals for the best structures to deliver adaptation resources. So our message is getting out there and we are gaining momentum here at home and internationally. Time is short, negotiations are in full swing, and our task is considerable, but this is the time where differences will be made.

-Arjun Mody