Steve Posselt, 64, has kayaked more than 13,000 kilometres to raise awareness of climate change, including journeying up the Mississippi River, across the Great Lakes of North America, in the Arctic Circle and across the English Channel.

And on Saturday, Posselt will paddle into Newcastle Harbour and stop at Horseshoe Beach as part of a 1200km stretch that began in Ballina on New Years Day.

After setting off from Newcastle the passionate eco-warrior will head to Moruya on the south coast of NSW before dragging his kayak, Old Yella, the final 180 kilometres to Canberra.

There he will deliver a Climate Emergency Declaration petition asking the Australian Parliament to declare a climate emergency and mobilise resources to restore a safe climate.

Organisers are hoping more than 100,000 people will have signed the petition by the time Posselt makes it to Canberra.

He will stop at Horseshoe beach at 10am on Saturday. For more info go to: kayak4earth.com or to sign the petition: climateemergencydeclaration.org.

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We'll be the one with living underground due to the greatly reduced air pressure and an atmosphere with only 0.1% oxygen.

CAN. NOT. WAIT.