Will you help us reach 50,000 signatures?

Dear John

Last month I asked if you’d back our call for the government to stop pollution from destroying nature here in the UK.

So far almost 30,000 people have signed our open letter asking the UK government to rethink its dangerously weak environmental targets. And to introduce ambitious plans for an environment free from harmful plastics – with clean air, healthy rivers and nature thriving.

But the window to speak out is closing, fast – we only have 1 month left to help protect our natural world and our own wellbeing. If you haven’t already, will you add your name to help us reach 50,000 signatures?
I'LL SIGN THE LETTER ([link removed])
I've included my original email below as a reminder. Together, we'll send a powerful message to our leaders – we’re not going to forget about our natural world.

All the best,

Kierra Box
Campaigner

Dear John

Plastic is choking the natural world. Rivers are poisoned with sewage and the air we breathe is filthy. From hedgehogs to hedgerows, nature in the UK is suffering.

But instead of protecting nature, today the UK government announced a dangerously weak set of environmental targets [1] that will allow the pollution to continue for decades to come.

For the sake of nature and our own wellbeing, we need much more ambitious plans.

We only have a 2-month window to speak up before the government locks in these weak targets. Will you spare a minute to sign our open letter calling on the government to free nature from pollution?
I'LL SIGN THE LETTER ([link removed])
Species can’t be restored if their homes are ravaged by plastic pollution. Rivers can’t stay clean while they’re choked by plastic.

So the lack of an overall target to reduce all types of plastic pollution is a particularly glaring omission from the government’s targets.

Just banning a few plastic items and telling people to recycle more simply isn’t enough. It’s low-hanging fruit.

What about the hidden microplastics in our clothes, the plastic in car tyres and in the discarded fishing nets that crowd our oceans? The government needs to address these too.

For many years we’ve campaigned together to enshrine better protection for nature in law. And late last year the government at last announced its new Environment Act. Thanks to thousands of you, it’s a stronger law than the one the government originally proposed.

But as it stands, the environmental targets that will form the foundations of this law still fall short of actually fixing nature. And today’s announcement of incredibly weak targets is a massive missed opportunity.

In 15 years, we want to see our environment free from harmful plastics, with clean air, healthy rivers and nature thriving. So please, join us in calling on the government to deliver much stronger plans under the Environment Act – and save our natural world.
I'LL SIGN THE LETTER ([link removed])
I want to say thank you for taking the time to read this – and for taking action for our planet – while all our minds are on those affected by the horrifying impacts of the unjust war that’s being waged in Ukraine.

As part of Friends of the Earth International, we’re keeping in touch with friends and colleagues in Ukraine and Russia and joining their call for a peaceful and diplomatic long-term solution.

All the best,

Kierra Box
Campaigner

NOTES:
[1] Read about these plans in the government's Environment Targets Public Consultation. ([link removed])

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