Dear John,

Extreme heat warnings have been issued across much of the UK  and there’s a real risk to lives this week. As we feel these effects of climate breakdown, let’s remember that greedy corporations have profited from fuelling climate breakdown. They’re getting rich while the whole world suffers.  

The world’s biggest polluters – the global oil and gas giants – have locked us into an expensive, dirty energy system that’s devastating the planet and putting us all in danger. Unbelievably, despite the harm these corporations are responsible for, they’ve almost entirely evaded responsibility.

That’s why we’re calling on governments around the world to make big polluters pay for the damage they cause. If you agree they should be made to fund climate solutions and rebuilding after climate disasters, please join us and Greenpeace in signing the Polluter Pays Pact today.

Around the world, and in the UK, we’re seeing the terrifying effects of climate breakdown play out in real time. But while the super-rich continue to benefit, ordinary taxpayers are left to pay for the damage.

Fixing the climate crisis will take all of us – businesses, governments and people. So, big polluters must play a part that reflects the damage they’ve caused.

The government’s upcoming climate plan (due by October)  is a crucial test: will it serve the people, or protect the profits of polluters? We’d like to see measures such as:

• Taxing polluting behaviour, like using private jets.
• Making fossil fuel companies pay up for the damage they’ve caused.
• Taxing the assets of the UK’s super-rich (The 20,000 people who have over £10 million in assets).  

With measures like these, the government could raise significant funds to make its climate plan much fairer and more effective. So, please join us and Greenpeace in signing the Polluter Pays Pact. Let’s make polluters clean up their mess.

Together, we can build a cleaner, fairer future, where those responsible pay a fair amount.

Thank you,

Anna,

Campaigner, Friends of the Earth

PS. As well as teaming up with Greenpeace on the Polluter Pays Pact, we’re also part of the Make Them Pay coalition that launches today. There really is a growing wave of support behind the call  to make big polluters and the super rich pay their fair share for the damage they’ve caused. We’d love you to be part of it too and the easiest way is to sign the Polluter Pays Pact today.