2 degrees C

More than 100 MPs sign climate change EDM

TomAllen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:47:04 +0000

More than 100 MPs have so far signed an early day motion calling on the UK government to urge the EU to take a stronger stand in tackling climate change.

With less than a month to go to the crucial UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, the motion says industrialised countries bear the greatest responsibility for global warming.

It calls on EU governments to commit to 40 per cent cuts in carbon emissions by 2020. The present target is 20 per cent, rising to 30 per cent if a global deal is reached at Copenhagen.

Doncaster rallies Miliband in Climate Justice - Climate Care

Timystic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:43:27 +0000

Doncaster played host to a successful Climate Change Rally last Saturday (11th July), organised by members of the coalition including CAFOD, Tearfund, Christian Aid, Operation Noah and Doncaster Minster.

Over 400 people joined the climate change march. Donny the Dog, Doncaster Rover's lucky mascot, clowns, school children, factory workers and local groups of social justice organisations made a spectacle parading through the town centre on Saturday morning.

MSPs put pressure on for strong Climate Bill

TomAllen — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:58:23 +0000

On 24 April Stop Climate Chaos Scotland welcomed the strong report from the Scottish Parliament’s Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee on the Scottish Climate Change Bill. The report recommends that the Bill needs tougher targets and broader scope. The Government will now have to respond to the Committee’s report in a debate expected next week.

Time To Lead want you to take action

TomAllen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:12:43 +0000

Time to Lead is a collaboration between our coalition members Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, WWF as well as Climate Action Network Europe. They are campaigning to keep global warming below 2°C and need your help to influence the decisions being made in Europe.

Our big "Yes!" to clean green renewable energy

TomAllen — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:31:45 +0000

We have just unveiled our brand new campaign focusing on the critical issue of renewable energy in the UK.

Our director, Ashok Sinha, said "The Government must make clean green renewables the number 1 energy choice for the UK".

Switching to renewable energy instead of using coal for electricity is one of the most important ways to prevent global warming spiralling above the 2°C danger threshold, protecting the world’s most vulnerable people from climate change.

Why is 2 degrees C so important?

TomAllen — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:54:21 +0000

Climate change science tells us that we must keep global warming below 2 degrees C. If not, we’ll dive headlong into climate chaos, which will be dangerous and irreversible. We have the power to prevent the worst, but we must act fast to curb the changes already in motion.

Droughts, floods and hurricanes are hitting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities hardest. With a rise of 2 degrees C or more, southern Europe will suffer serious drought every decade; billions of people will not have enough water; 550 million will go hungry; 3 million will die from malnutrition.