Dear John

It’s official – 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded globally. And we’re feeling the impacts of climate breakdown in the UK, with flooding once again devastating communities across the country.

More extreme weather is on the way unless the UK government acts. But its climate plan doesn’t stack up.

The High Court ordered the government to revise its climate plan when we won our legal case in 2022. But its revised plan still leaves the UK off-track to meet its promised targets.

So in just 4 weeks our legal team is challenging the government’s weak climate plan in court for a second time.

Will you donate today and help us pressure the government to meet and beat its climate targets?

Prime Minister Sunak keeps promising the UK will reduce its emissions by two-thirds by 2030. But our research shows his government’s current policies would only achieve about half of the remaining cuts needed between now and then.

The PM’s vow to “max out” new oil, coal and gas reserves in the UK has even led one of his former energy ministers to resign as an MP in protest.

Something’s got to give if we want to keep global temperatures below the 1.5-degree limit. Otherwise, we risk more extreme weather. And people who do the least to cause it will suffer most.

The solutions are already within reach. More renewable energy, home insulation and no new fossil fuels, to name just a few. So we need a climate plan that plots out exactly how the UK will use these solutions to cut emissions by 2030.

We can keep up the pressure to make it happen, with generous support from people like you. So, if you can, please donate today.

We shouldn’t need to take the government to court over its climate plans again. But with your support, our lawyers and campaigners can keep up the pressure until it has to take notice and act.

Thanks for all your support.

Best wishes,

Katie de Kauwe

Lawyer, Friends of the Earth