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From Climate Act to Climate Action

Categories: Articles:Environment | Published: 04/10/2012 | Views: 2218

Please join us on Thursday 25 October to lobby the Scottish Parliament. Four years ago, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and thousands of their supporters lobbied hard for strong legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland.  To their delight, in 2009 the Scottish Parliament passed the world’s strongest climate legislation: The Scottish Climate Change Act. However, the Scottish Government has failed to meet it’s very first (and not particularly challenging) target to reduce emissions under the Act. 

 



Three years ago we celebrated together when the Scottish Parliament passed the strongest climate legislation in the world. Thousands of you played a massive part by writing to the Scottish Government and lobbying your MSPs urging ambition to reduce Scotland’s climate emissions.
Scotland’s first ever Climate Change Act set targets to reduce emissions by at least 42% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. It set an example to other industrialised nations of how to take responsibility for global warming, helping to protect people and wildlife across the globe from the worst impacts of climate change.
You’ll no doubt share our disappointment at the recent news that the very first emissions reductions target was missed. This isn’t good enough. Unless our climate change laws are followed through with action, our ‘world-leading’ example of how to tackle climate change will be undermined. So please join us for a mass lobby at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 25 October. It’s a vital opportunity to show MSPs that people in Scotland want to see real action on climate change – and we’d love you to be there.
Call on your politicians to ‘Get their Act together’ and ensure action on the Climate Change Act.
Places are limited, so find out more and book your place TODAY!   Unless the Climate Act is followed through with action, our ‘world-leading’ example of how to tackle climate change will be undermined. 
Justice and Peace is a member of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland , a diverse coalition of 60 organisations campaigning together on climate change.
Further details at http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/getyouracttogether
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