Monks and nuns to march on Parliament over ‘carbon habit’

Hundreds of nuns, monks and clergy will be marching on Westminster to ask MPs to strengthen the Climate Change Bill and ‘kick the carbon habit’ for the sake of the poorest in the world. The march takes place this Wednesday, 23 April. Their core message will be that...

Christian Aid says Climate Change Bill is not sufficient

You can buy Christian Aid gifts and support Present Aid online here. International development agency Christian Aid has accused the British government of short-sightedness after the world’s first Climate Change Bill was published containing targets widely condemned as...

Climate Change Bill ‘falls short of the mark’

A Catholic aid agency has welcomed plans for the Climate Change Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday, but says standards within it must be higher than currently being proposed. CAFOD welcomed the UK government’s “leadership” on...

Downing Street lobbied over climate bill

Supporters of I Count, the campaign of Stop Climate Chaos, have visited Downing Street to hand in 150,000 petition cards demanding the UK Government does all it can to tackle climate change. The visit comes as Environment Secretary Hilary Benn delivered what...