The I Count Campaign
The I Count campaign aimed to ensure that world leaders act on rising global greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep average global temperature increase to under 2° C (3.6 °F) and so avoiding the more serious consequences of global warming.
In 2006 the campaign focussed on the lead up to the Queen's speech, urging the Government to introduce a Climate Change Bill in the forthcoming Parliamentary session - including legally binding cuts in emissions (3% per year and 50% by 2050), and an annual carbon budget.
The campaign then focussed on the specifics of the Climate Change Bill with three clear demands for inclusion in the bill:
- A target of 80% reduction in emissions by 2050
- Yearly targets for emissions reductions
- Aviation and shipping to be included in the emissions targets
All of the campaign demands were met and contributed to the UK's Climate Change Act 2008, a world-first.
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Famous quotes containing the words count and/or campaign:
“It may be well to remember that the highest level of moral aspiration recorded in history was reached by a few ancient Jews—Micah, Isaiah, and the rest—who took no count whatever of what might not happen to them after death. It is not obvious to me why the same point should not by and by be reached by the Gentiles.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
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