Combating Climate Change

Throughout 2006 and 2007, we teamed up with Friends of the Earth's 'The Big Ask' as part of our Combating Climate Change campaign.

The campaign involved customers contacting their MP and asking them to support a strong Climate Change Bill for the UK Government.

As a result, over 22,000 of our customers lobbied their MP - in fact every single MP was lobbied by one of our customers.

In November 2008, the Climate Change Bill received Royal Assent and is now law. It is one of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation ever to be passed in the UK.

The law means: 

• Big cuts - at least 80% cuts in greenhouse gases by 2050.
• Monitoring - regular reporting to Parliament to check we're on track.
• Policy - government will have to consider climate impacts in all of it's policies.
• Solutions - clear direction will give business the confidence to invest in solutions to climate change.

You can read more about this fantastic result.