BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,000 Chinese university students launched a campaign nationwide on Saturday, the Global Day of Action, in a bid to raise public awareness about tackling climate change.
The campaign, themed on "cool Earth for the future, begin with saving one kilowatt of electricity", also aims to support calls for more international efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and counter global warming at the on-going UN Climate Change Conference held in Bali, Indonesia.
A score students in Beijing flew a big kite with "COOL" on it, hoping that all people and nations can work together to reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions and stem the rise in world temperature.
"Every one can do his part to prevent the world from getting warmer and warmer," said one student Bai Zhongbi, of China University of Mining and Technology.
College students in the eastern province of Jiangxi called for more bicycle riding rather than auto driving.
Students in the southwestern city of Chongqing and central city of Nanjing put on exhibitions telling visitors how bad an impact climate change will have on the globe.
Students in northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region handed DIY bookmarks to residents to remind them of environmental protection.
"We can't stop forest cutting, but we can save a piece of paper and persuade parents not to change furniture; we can't hinder factories from pouring pollutants into rivers, but we can save one drop of water and wash clothes with non-phosphorus detergent," said Yang Yong, a students from Ningxia University.
"We would like our voice to be heard at the UN Climate Change Conference," said Li Li, organizer of the campaign.
"We will ask Chinese volunteers at the UN conference in Bali to show pictures of our campaign to the participating world leaders and experts," added Li, also initiator of China Youth Climate Action Network.
The campaign also collected 2,008 written pledges from Chinese youth who vow to save water and electricity and not to use disposable chopsticks.
