UK Climate Change Bill
This law is intended to tackle the main cause of climate change — emissions of carbon dioxide gas.
The law that Friends of the Earth are calling for would require the UK Government to cut the amounts of carbon dioxide being released by 3% year on year.
The Big Ask reasoning is:
- All the major political parties say climate change is the biggest threat we face
- They all have ambitious targets for cutting carbon dioxide (20% by 2010, 60% by 2050)
- Yet emissions of carbon dioxide in the UK keep on rising
- The UK needs to show leadership in showing that climate change can be tackled
- The Climate Change Bill is the best way of doing this
Read more about this topic: Big Ask Campaign
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