Calls for the UK parliament to declare a 'climate emergency'

Tomorrow, Parliament will be debating a rather serious motion:
Jeremy Corbyn calls for MPs to declare climate emergency - i newspaper

The wider public thinks this is serious:
Two-thirds of Britons agree planet is in a climate emergency | Environment | The Guardian

The 38 Degrees group is campaigning for constituents to contact their MP:

If we don’t act to stop the climate crisis now, our world will change beyond recognition. [1] For far too long politicians have ignored the facts, and failed to put our bees, hills, and fields first. Now time is running out. [2] But on Wednesday, an urgent debate is taking place in Parliament. MPs will be asked to vote to declare a ‘climate emergency’ and force Parliament to take action to stop runaway climate change from devastating our planet. [3] It could be huge. MPs would have to put their words into action and commit to setting an example to the whole world to stop climate change. But it will only happen if MPs turn up and vote for it. Climate change isn’t a done-deal. We can stop it. [4] But we need politicians to sit up and listen. If your MP - Hugo Swire - hears from thousands of us today, the pressure could force them to vote the right way. Last time climate change was debated in Parliament, hardly any MPs turned up. [5] There were empty benches and nothing was decided. But thanks to the huge wave of pressure over the past few weeks - from school children striking, to city-wide protests - MPs are feeling the heat to act. [6] Thousands of messages from constituents like us, demanding they vote to declare a climate emergency, could force them to vote, and take the necessary steps to stop climate change - now. Will you write to your MP and tell them to vote to declare a climate emergency on Wednesday? Email your MP about the climate crisis - with your own text Email your MP about the climate crisis - with a pre-filled text Thanks, Holly, Gordon, Stewart, Molly, Charlotte, Ryan and the 38 Degrees team NOTES: [1] NASA: Climate Change: How Do We Know?: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ The Guardian: Extreme global weather is 'the face of climate change' says leading scientist: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/27/extreme-global-weather-climate-change-michael-mann National Geographic: Sea level rise, explained: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/sea-level-rise/ [2] BBC News: Final call to save the world from 'climate catastrophe': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45775309 The Guardian: We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/global-warming-must-not-exceed-15c-warns-landmark-un-report [3] Sky News: Labour forces Commons vote to declare a 'climate emergency': https://news.sky.com/story/labour-forces-commons-vote-to-declare-a-climate-emergency-11705744 [4] See note [2]  [5] The Independent: Climate change debate attended by just handful of Tory MPs two days after UK's hottest ever winter day: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-debate-parliament-commons-global-warming-a8803291.html [6] The Guardian: School climate strikes: 1.4 million people took part, say campaigners: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/19/school-climate-strikes-more-than-1-million-took-part-say-campaigners-greta-thunberg BBC News: Climate protestors in "Dippy die in" at Glasgow's Kelvingrove museum: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48078039 BBC News: Extinction Rebellion: Climate protesters march on Parliament: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48023800

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