Huge British coalition to combat climate chaos
Organisations with millions of supporters have today united to demand action on climate change. Eighteen campaign groups, including some of Britain's best-known organisations, have joined forces to launch the biggest climate change coalition the UK has ever seen. 500 volunteers formed a giant human banner on London's South Bank to mark the launch of the unique new movement. Stop Climate Chaos will mobilise its millions of members and supporters to put pressure on the government, whose plans to tackle climate change fall far short of what's needed. The new coalition wants the government to slash the UK's global warming gas emissions and make fighting climate change a key part of its plans to deal with global poverty. The National Federation of Women's Institutes, Greenpeace, RSPB, Oxfam, Christian Aid, WWF, CAFOD, Friends of the Earth, People & Planet and Tearfund are just some of the groups already committed to the new movement, with many others set to join. The coalition will use its huge base of support to campaign against government failings while mobilising public support for government initiatives that reduce the huge levels of CO2 being emitted. The new movement believes politicians have so far failed to take anything like sufficient action to tackle the threat. The choices made in the next five or 10 years will determine the extent of the devastation faced by future generations. With coordinated action and the mobilisation of its massive supporter base, Stop Climate Chaos aims to become a potent political force for action.
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