Attention all East Midlands (UK) based GGG readers!
You are cordially invited to an East Midlands Day of Action on the Climate Change Bill outside East Midlands Airport on Saturday April 12th from 1.30 until 3 p.m.
What’s it all about?
Since Friends of the Earth launched the Big Ask campaign in June 2005 we’ve made amazing progress towards securing binding climate change legislation in Britain. The Government has introduced a Climate Change Bill which will become law in 2008. However the Bill they propose is not strong enough to realise the carbon dioxide emission cuts that are needed to ensure global emissions are kept below dangerous levels.
For this reason Friends of the Earth are now campaigning to see 3 key amendments in the Bill:
· An increase in the overall target for 2050 to 80 per cent CO2 reductions;
· The inclusion of the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions;
· The adoption of annual targets rather than 5 year budgets.
What are the aims?
We need to highlight the need for ALL emissions to be included in the Climate Change Bill and show how Gordon Brown and his government are wilfully ignoring the impact of international aviation emissions. We need to generate as much local media coverage as possible. MPs carefully monitor the local press and coverage and it really does influence the decisions they make. With an impending vote on the Climate Change Bill this coverage could make all the difference.
What’s the Plan?
We’d like to get as many people as possible posing outside the airport wearing Gordon Brown masks with their hands over their eyes, as the planes fly overhead. The image is intended to show how Gordon Brown is wilfully ignoring international aviation. We have already received support from Members of Parliament across the region and David Taylor MP for North West Leicestershire will also be joining us on the day.
How do I get involved?
We will provide all the masks and props for the day but we need you to register your attendance by contacting callie.lister@foe.co.uk or calling 0115 9506 926, this will allow us to alert the press in advance as to how many Gordon Browns they can expect outside the airport! If you can please wear a dark suit and tie for an even better Gordon Brown effect!
You can find information about public transport to the airport by clicking here.
We will meet by the airport sign outside the front of the airport at 1.30 p.m. (please be very careful if you are crossing the roads near the airport as they are very busy and the traffic travels incredibly fast). If you need to contact us on the day for any reason you can call 07831 648 171 – but please do register your attendance in advance.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries,
Thank you
Callie Lister
Friends of the Earth Regional Campaigns Co-ordinator
