It’s time our government took meaningful climate action, and people like you and me can make sure they do...
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Hi John,
You might have heard about the chancellor's recent windfall tax on energy companies. This might sound like something to help curb the shocking profits big business are making from the current energy prices. But it has one huge loophole – it gives extra tax breaks to companies investing in UK oil and gas exploration.
This just shows our government’s lack of concern for the climate crisis. And highlights how our broken economic system encourages corporations to wreck the planet.
It’s time our government took meaningful climate action, and people like you and me can make sure they do. Those on the frontline of the climate crisis, facing the droughts, floods and fires, are already taking action, but they need our support.
I’m writing in case you missed my email last week asking if you can help us mobilise more people to fight for climate justice by donating £5 today?
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We understand that not everyone is in a position to make a donation. But if you are able to help, we can get more people on board so our government and decision makers can’t ignore our demands.
Summer is an important time for our activities to raise awareness and get more people taking action for climate justice. We will be organising a UK speaker tour, an event for activists and campaigners from across Europe, and our local groups will be running stalls across the country, having key conversations with the public. You can help make these plans happen by donating today.
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It’s not just our government we need to hold to account. With more people behind us we can take our campaigns further to rein in the power of energy companies undermining climate action. And we can fight to stop big banks from chasing countries in the global south for debt – funds which could be used to address the effects of the climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.
I know if we stand together we can create the change that’s desperately needed.
Thank you for everything you do for our campaigns.
Best wishes
Daniel Willis,
Climate campaigner at Global Justice Now
PS. Below is my original email with more information, in case you missed it:
Hi John,
You might have read about the catastrophic heatwave in India and Pakistan this spring, with temperatures so high that people couldn’t leave their houses to work, continuous power and water shortages and failed crops. And maybe, like me, you’ve asked yourself how many more wake up calls we need to tell us we simply can’t wait any longer for action on the climate crisis? It’s not a problem for tomorrow, but now.
The climate crisis is a result of our broken economic system where banks, big business and wealthy countries benefit the most, while others face devastation. We desperately need radical change.
It’s urgent decision makers hear our voices. Can you donate £5 today to help mobilise more people to join the movement for climate justice?
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While the COP26 climate talks last year were far from successful, the climate justice movement that came out in force in Glasgow and around the world became mainstream.
People like you and me came together to show that you can’t tackle climate change without a radical transformation of the global economy. We need to build on this momentum and mobilise more people to take a stand to fight for a better way.
This year’s COP in Egypt is being talked about as a real opportunity to push for compensation for climate damages in the global south. And we can amplify these voices here in the UK and fight for meaningful change by taking action together.
** Time for change
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Fossil fuel companies are blocking action on climate change to protect their profits by using ‘corporate courts’ in trade deals to sue those countries taking positive action for billions. These corporations hold a lot of power. But so do we if we speak out together.
It’s not just fossil fuel corporations that are causing climate change, it’s banks too.
Many countries in the global south continued making debt payments to big banks, like Blackrock, throughout the pandemic. Because of this debt, countries like Zambia, which are on the front line of climate change, don’t have the funds to tackle the impact.
The UK’s industrialisation has meant it’s one of the largest historic emitters of carbon to this day. And this industrialisation was possible because of the colonial extraction of trillions of pounds from southern countries, which has left many without the funds to tackle the impacts of the climate crisis.
It’s time the UK took responsibility for accelerating the climate crisis, in both the past and present. It’s time for change.
** Climate justice needs people behind it
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Just two weeks ago, we organised a day of action to stop big polluters using corporate courts to undermine climate action, and it was a great success. Our local activists raised awareness, from Bristol and London, to Macclesfield and Glasgow, exposed corporations and pushed for climate justice.
In Salisbury our activists protested outside the oil corporation Rockhopper’s headquarters and in Enfield our activists marched on energy company Uniper’s power plant. With your backing we can do more actions like this, exposing big business and getting our message heard in the media.
Can you donate today to help build on our momentum and expand the movement for change.
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** Help reach more people this summer
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We have some exciting events coming up this summer which will keep building momentum for climate justice, but we need your help to make them happen.
In July we will be running a speaker tour with Lumumba Di-Aping, former UN climate negotiator for global south countries. A donation from you can help get him to the UK and promote the event to wider audiences, engaging more people in climate justice.
We are co-organising a summer university in Germany for activists from across Europe, where we can bring together our work on the climate crisis and reversing the damages of our broken economic system.
Summer is an important time for getting our message out, with many of our local groups running stalls in high streets and at local festivals. Our youth network will also be running workshops on climate justice across the country. Your donation could help produce and print the key materials we need for engaging the public.
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** You can help create meaningful change
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By helping mobilise more people today, you’ll be helping us amplify our campaigns. We can get more people on board to help change the international trade rules which give power to corporations and block climate action. By boosting our mobilising, there will be more people to push for an end to investment in fossil fuel infrastructure in the global south. And with more people behind us we can fight unjust debt that prevents countries in the global south from investing in climate action.
Sometimes the climate crisis can feel overwhelming. But with your help today we can get more people on board and create change.
Best wishes,
Daniel Wills
Climate campaigner at Global Justice Now
P.S. We desperately need radical changes to tackle the climate crisis. Those on the frontline of these disastrous impacts can’t wait. Can you donate today to help mobilise more people for change? ([link removed])
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