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title: The Sound of 350 on BBC
date: 2009-12-13T17:46:00Z
modified: 2009-12-13T18:54:15Z
permalink: "https://350.org/sound-350-bbc/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: "The BBC picked up the story of churches ringing their bells 350 times:"
wpid: 15543
author: Will Bates
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The BBC picked up the story of churches ringing their bells 350 times:_ [_click here._](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8410356.stm)

_Here is the start of the piece…_

**Church bells across Britain ring in climate appeal**

York Minister was among the churches taking part Bells in churches across Britain have chimed 350 times to press for a deal at the Copenhagen climate conference.

York Minster and Westminster Cathedral were among churches which joined a world event coinciding with a service in the Danish capital

The aim was to highlight the 350 parts per million some developing nations say is the safe upper concentration for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Bells are being rung at 1500 local time in churches across the world.

Other countries taking part in the bell ringing include New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and the US.

[Click here to continue reading reading on BBC.](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8410356.stm)