With the help of supporters like you, we’ve already changed the course of history before. Back in 2008, our Big Ask campaign helped secure the world’s first climate law – the Climate Change Act – forcing the UK government to create a legally binding plan to cut carbon emissions.
When previous governments failed to follow that law, we took them to court and won. Twice. Those legal victories forced the current government to publish a new climate plan in October.
But while this new plan is stronger than previous ones, it’s still not enough. It leans too heavily on unproven technologies and fails to tackle the deep inequalities that leave lower-income households struggling to switch to cleaner, greener alternatives. It’s a step forward – but not the breakthrough we urgently require.
That’s why our work can’t stop now. In fact, it must accelerate.
Your donation today – which will get doubled by the Big Give for free – will help fund:
- our demand that big polluters most responsible for the climate crisis (and most able to afford higher taxes) pay their fair share, to fund the action laid out in the government’s new climate plan.
- our legal work to hold the government to account, ensuring climate promises turn into genuine climate action.
- the mobilising of thousands of supporters in over 230 local groups across the UK to raise public awareness and demand climate action in their communities.
To make this happen, we need to build pressure like never before. But this all comes at a cost. So please donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge to power our campaign today.