LAUDATO SI’ ANIMATORS, who are trained by the Laudato Si’ Movement to promote Pope Francis’ message about care for the Earth as our common home, and who come from all parts of the United Kingdom, have in this Season of Creation written an open letter to the Prime Minister and to two government ministers, Steve Reed and Ed Milliband.
They are asking for five specific commitments:
* Introduce the Climate and Nature Bill
* Transition from animal agriculture to organic, arable agriculture
* Sign the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT)
* Support rewilding and the Rewilding Britain Manifesto
* Ensure businesses pay for their pollution, and transition to non-polluting practices and products
In the letter, they decare: “A priority should be the Climate and Nature Bill which is science-based and is winning more and more supporters. In June we joined 60,000 marchers from 350 organisations for the Restore Nature Now Rally. This bill would address many issues of concern e.g. reducing greenhouse gases, ending fossil fuel extraction, restoring ecosystems.
“We believe that climate change is now such a threat to humanity that it should not be the subject of policies of individual political parties, but that all the parties should work together to find solutions to the problem for the common good and for the sake of our children’s children.”
* Source: Laudato Si’ Movement