RE: Please sign this petition to say no to fracking

Dear John

Next week either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will take over as the UK’s prime minister. Both contenders said they’d consider bringing back fracking. And just last week Truss pledged again to overturn the ban – if local communities support it.

And yet communities across the UK have spent years campaigning against this climate-wrecking practice. Fracking won’t make our energy more secure. And it won’t meaningfully lower our bills.

People all over the country are urging the next prime minister not to lift the fracking ban. And now’s the last chance to add your name to our petition before we hand it in on their first day on the job. Can you help us hit 50,000 signatures?

I'LL SIGN THE PETITION

The devastating news of the deadly flooding in Pakistan has shown us, yet again, that we need to ditch planet-wrecking fossil fuels. And take urgent action to protect those most impacted by the climate crisis.

Thanks so much for your support so far. I’ve included my original email below as a reminder.

All the best,

Jamie Peters
Climate campaigner

Dear John

Last week both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak pledged their support for fracking. Even though it was stopped in England following a series of earthquakes in 2019.

That means there’s a real possibility that our next prime minister could scrap the ban and bring back fracking. Unless we speak up.

Fracking has failed as an industry. Trying to bring it back from the dead is dangerous and short-sighted. Fracking won't meaningfully lower our energy bills. But it will worsen the climate emergency.

So please sign our petition to tell the next prime minister: don’t lift the ban on fracking in England.

I'LL SIGN THE PETITION

New fossil fuel extraction will never be a fix for the energy crisis.

It's astonishing that Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are both supporting fracking. How can any potential prime minister back a practice that wrecks our climate? Especially against the backdrop of the recent record-breaking heatwave.

But we’re not powerless. The next prime minister must prioritise affordable renewable energy. And insulation for the homes that need it most. Now we have an opportunity to ask them to think again.

Alongside local communities and thousands of you, we have spent years campaigning against fracking. Securing the 2019 ban was an incredible win. One of the most inspiring moments in our 50-year history of grassroots campaigning.

And it was a victory for local communities. People across the country campaigned together tirelessly. Because they didn’t want fracking on their doorsteps.

Both candidates claim their support for fracking depends on local communities backing it too.  But local communities said “no” to fracking then. And they say “no” now.

So let's tell our next prime minister: don’t lift the ban on fracking.

I'LL SIGN THE PETITION

Thank you so much for everything you do.

All the best,

Jamie Peters
Climate campaigner

NOTES:
[1] What's wrong with fracking?

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