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.

In the UK coastal flooding will impact up to 170 million people. And many plant, bird and butterfly species will be consigned to the history books.* Instead we can make climate chaos just a bad dream.

If we act fast we can limit global warming.

Right now we must put the brakes on rising temperatures and cut global emissions. By 2015 we must ensure these emissions are decreasing year on year. This is the only way that we will limit global warming and avoid catastrophic impacts on people and planet.