Big Ask Campaign
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The Big Ask is a campaign by Friends of the Earth calling for a new climate change law in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom Government announced the introduction of the Climate Change Bill in the Queen's Speech on November 15, 2006. This was as a result of 130,000 people across the country asking their MP to do more about climate change.
This law is intended to tackle the main cause of climate change — emissions of carbon dioxide gas.
The law that Friends of the Earth are calling for would require the UK Government to cut the amounts of carbon dioxide being released by 3% year on year.
The Big Ask reasoning is:[1]
- All the major political parties say climate change is the biggest threat we face
- They all have ambitious targets for cutting carbon dioxide (20% by 2010, 60% by 2050)
- Yet emissions of carbon dioxide in the UK keep on rising
- The UK needs to show leadership in showing that climate change can be tackled
- We believe the Climate Change Bill is the best way of doing this
A quote by Thom Yorke of Radiohead, who is a prominent supporter, states "This seems to be the first sane, reasoned way out of what is basically an international emergency. Any person out there who has any concern about global warming in this country, who feels powerless like I did, should think about getting involved in the Big Ask."
[edit] References
- ^ Big Ask webpage. Friends of the Earth.
