Thousands to lobby over climate change
THOUSANDS of environmental campaigners are to converge on Westminster to urge their MPs to back strong action on climate change.
The mass lobby is today calling on Parliament to support a global climatechange deal that will end carbon pollution from fossil fuels by the middle of this century and invest in warm homes, clean energy and sustainable transport.
Politicians are also being urged to end the use of coal -fired power stations in the UK by 2023, on the way to phasing carbon out of electricity supplies altogether.
Constituents from around the UK are taking part in the action, and are asking their MPs to ensure the new Sustainable Development Goals, to be agreed by the United Nations this autumn, reflect the need for ambitious action on climate change and deliver low-carbon development.
People from every walk of life, including anglers, bee keepers, snowboarders, surfers, doctors, wildlife lovers, grandparents, nuns, priests and farmers, are among those coming to Parliament to raise concerns with their MPs that climate change threatens the things they love.
They are being joined for a public rally by comedian Arthur Smith, Olympic rower Andrew Hodge, snowboarder Jamie Nicholls, actress Sally Hawkins and comedian Sally Phillips outside Parliament.
Rickshaws are being laid on to take MPs to meet their constituents, with all 650 UK MPs receiving a request to meet the public taking part in the mass lobby.