Dear John, 

Earlier this week, I wrote to you about just a few ways in which climate change threatens our most basic human rights. 

Extreme weather-related events and rising sea levels destroy homes. Elsewhere in the world climate change exacerbates drought and famine. Unless we can significantly reduce emissions, millions more people are likely to become victims of climate change.

Climate change affects all of us, but some groups - including women, Indigenous Peoples and refugees - are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis.

Together with others, we're pressuring governments to stop using fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) as quickly as possible through a just transition which respects human rights. 

This isn’t about charity or aid, it’s about human rights and justice. 

Thank you for your ongoing support, 

Tim Gee
Campaigner - Human Rights in the UK
Amnesty International UK

P.S. Are you under 26 or do you know somebody who is? In the couple of weeks young people will be meeting to prepare for a global week of action from 20 - 27 September at public meetings in London, Birmingham and Cardiff.