Help councils act on climate

Is your council serious about climate change?

If your council takes action to tackle climate change, it will:

Councils are key

Councils have a big say in how we heat and power our homes and travel.

They could do much more to cut CO₂right now, such as:

Friends of the Earth is campaigning for councils to cut their carbon by at least 40 per cent by 2020.

But these cuts would be much easier if they had more support from national government.

MPs can help

MPs can make local action on climate easier by supporting a key change to the Local Democracy Bill.

The Bill is being debated in parliament now.

If amended it could give councils better information about their carbon emissions and help them balance:

Take action

Email your MP today to ask them to support local council action on climate.

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Last modified: March 2010