Our membership of the EU has been key to the UK’s environmental progress.
Sadly our governments & prime ministers cannot be trusted to retain EU protections. Our current government, whilst making much welcome commitments to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, has barred subsidies for new onshore wind farms, reduced solar power tariffs, continued to massively subsidise fossil fuel production, allowed fracking, has failed to enforce EU clean air standards and wants to expand Heathrow. It is trying to use Henry VIII powers to give ministers the ability to water down environmental protections at will. We need the independence and strength of the EU to safeguard our environment no matter the whims of whoever is in power. Above all we are now facing a climate change emergency. We need to stay part of a strong unified voice leading the world’s fight against climate change and pushing back against the powerful international voices wishing to stop this. Please use your influence in the heart of government to ensure we remain in the EU so as to safeguard our environment whatever our future prime ministers’ views and whatever party is in power. |
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