Climate change is driving disasters like storms, floods, droughts and heatwaves. This is harming nature and devastating people’s lives in the UK and around the world.
But we can embrace the fair, green solutions needed to tackle the emergency and adapt.
Break the UK free from fossil fuel chaos
Sign petitionWhat causes climate change?
Climate change, sometimes called global warming, is caused by a build-up of carbon dioxide and other gases in our atmosphere.
This is largely due to humans burning coal, oil and gas, and cutting down forests.
Each degree of warming will bring more extreme weather, placing communities across the world at risk of wildfires, storm surges, floods and droughts.
Communities in the UK and around the world are taking the lead where governments aren't – from school children going on strike, to building our own clean, affordable community energy systems, passing climate emergency motions and generally creating greener, fairer communities.
We need a bold, fair climate plan
Climate change is already devastating lives around the world, especially in marginalised communities like disabled people, people of colour, women, and low-income households.
Here in the UK, older people, young children, and those with health conditions are more vulnerable to extreme temperatures. Communities with fewer resources, like coastal areas in decline or low-income countries such as the Solomon Islands, struggle most to recover from flooding.
That’s why we’re calling for fairness in the UK government’s new climate plan. Fairness means climate policy that works for everyone. By tackling existing inequalities and supporting three key groups: future generations, people in low-income countries, and people in poverty in the UK.
It also means fair access to transport, warm homes and good jobs, while ensuring the biggest costs fall on those most able to bear them.
Break the UK free from fossil fuel chaos
Is the UK prepared for climate change?
The climate crisis is wreaking havoc around the world, and it’s often the most vulnerable people who are worst impacted. Climate adaptation is about putting plans and actions in place to deal with these impacts. But according to the Climate Change Committee, the UK is "strikingly unprepared".
Find out more about what climate adaptation is, how the UK is unprepared, and why we're taking government to court over its adaptation plan.
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