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Act now on climate change
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the planet. And poor countries are in the firing line. But you can do something about it. Right now.
Christian Aid is calling for a UK carbon budget to limit the amount of greenhouse gases that the UK can produce each year - we currently produce 2 per cent of the world's carbon.
A carbon budget would require the government to set a budget for carbon emissions - in the same way as it sets a budget for the economy. This would be a clear target for the annual reduction of carbon emissions needed for the UK's contribution to stopping climate change.
We also want the UK government to help poor countries to adapt to the already inevitable changes in the climate. The UK is a huge polluter which has benefited from the burning of fossil fuels. It is now our duty to compensate poor countries for the cost of adapting to the challenges posed by climate change.
Tony Blair has already recognised the scale of the problem:
In a letter to the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, a coalition that Christian Aid is member of, Tony Blair said, 'It (climate change) will hit hardest those countries and continents who already have the greatest problems'.
Read the prime minister’s letter
However, the UK has recently backed away from its previously agreed target of reducing UK emissions 20 per cent by 2010. This isn't good enough.
A carbon budget would require the government to set a budget for carbon emissions - in the same way as it sets a budget for the economy. This would be a clear target for the annual reduction of carbon emissions needed for the UK's contribution to stopping climate change.
We also want the UK government to help poor countries to adapt to the already inevitable changes in the climate. The UK is a huge polluter which has benefited from the burning of fossil fuels. It is now our duty to compensate poor countries for the cost of adapting to the challenges posed by climate change.
Tony Blair has already recognised the scale of the problem:
In a letter to the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, a coalition that Christian Aid is member of, Tony Blair said, 'It (climate change) will hit hardest those countries and continents who already have the greatest problems'.
Read the prime minister’s letter
However, the UK has recently backed away from its previously agreed target of reducing UK emissions 20 per cent by 2010. This isn't good enough.
Act now
Thank you to everyone who took our action to Tony Blair. This action is now closed.
Act now on climate change
Act now on climate change
I Count event 4 November
On 4 November thousands of campaigners gathered in Trafalgar Square.
Find out what happened
Find out what happened
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