John,
The EU plans to stop carmakers selling polluting cars from 2035. But those
plans may never become law, if Toyota and their Brussels lobbyists have
their way.
Toyota had the chance to own the green car market, but it fell asleep
behind the wheel, and is now lobbying to prevent climate action and clean
air laws instead.
[ [link removed] ]Sign and share the petition to Toyota to stop lobbying for fossil
fuels, and go green for real.
The world's biggest polluters are guilty of arson of our only home. Those
are the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who called the
latest UN climate report "an atlas of human suffering".
Climate disruption is here already -- and still, Toyota hasn't stopped
lobbying for fossil fuels.
Please join the other 92,000 people who've signed the petition already --
and spread the word!
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
Thanks for all that you do,
Eoin and the team at SumOfUs
Here is an email I sent out before with more details about Toyota's dirty
lobbying:
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Toyota is lobbying against environmental laws all over the world, so it
can make more profits selling gas guzzlers for years to come.
Tell Toyota to stop lobbying for fossil fuels, and go green.
[ [link removed] ]Car with Toyota logo in black smoke
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
John,
Toyota is one of the world’s top lobbyists against laws to protect us all
from catastrophic climate breakdown. Only oil giants ExxonMobil and
Chevron are doing more lobbying harm!
Maybe oil barons don't care, but Toyota bosses hate it when news about
their lobbying gets out.
Public outcry in California last year helped make Toyota pull out of a
lawsuit to block climate action there. So if we can mobilize even more of
us now, we can stop their dirty work everywhere. Will you add your
signature and spread the word?
[ [link removed] ]Tell Toyota to stop abusing our trust, and go green for real.
The giant Japanese carmaker earned a green reputation -- and now it’s
abusing it, according to reports in the New York Times and The Guardian
that show how Toyota is using its power to stop ambitious climate laws.
Toyota had the chance to own the green car market, but it fell asleep
behind the wheel, and is now lobbying to prevent electric vehicle mandates
and clean air laws.
Toyota’s dirty business won’t end until investors, workers and customers
demand change. Some investors are beginning to complain, but it’s not
nearly enough. That’s why we’ve got to make our Toyota climate campaign so
big that they can’t miss it.
[ [link removed] ]Sign and share the petition to Toyota to stop lobbying for fossil
fuels, and go green for real.
The Red Cross estimates that already, more refugees flee environmental
crises than violent conflict. But Toyota is still lobbying to extend the
fossil fuel era for extra profits, while trading on its image as a company
that cares.
This stops here. That’s why SumOfUs is joining a coalition of activists
and campaigners around the world focusing on Toyota, and fighting for
people over profits. Together we’ve moved megacorporations before. Let’s
go!
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
Thanks for all that you do,
Eoin and the team at SumOfUs
P.S. [ [link removed] ]Toyota's dirty lobbying isn't unique. But it's particularly
dangerous because of Toyota's green image and influence around the world.
This campaign isn't about what car you drive, or if you drive at all --
It's about changing Toyota.
More information:
[ [link removed] ]'Delay means death': We're running out of ways to adapt to the climate
crisis, new report shows. Here are the key takeaways CNN. 28 February
2022.
[ [link removed] ]Company report: Toyota Motor Influencemap. 23 February 2022.
[ [link removed] ]US oil giants top list of lobby offenders holding back climate action
The Guardian. 4 November 2021.
[ [link removed] ]Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them. New
York Times. 15 October 2021.
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