WWF - For a living planet

In recent years WWF-UK has been in the forefront of campaigning in the UK and the EU to change legislation and policy to protect our environment and biodiversity here in the UK and worldwide. Recent major successes include:


2008: WWF celebrates climate success as the Climate Change Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.  Notable successes include strengthening the target for the UK to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The target now matches the most up-to-date science, which calls for reductions of at least 80% by the middle of the century, and for emissions from international flights and shipping to be included in the scope of the legislation.

2008: Following a major campaign by WWF, the government agreed to include emissions from aviation and shipping in the Climate Change Bill, as well as increase the target for reduction of carbon emissions from 60% to 80% by 2050. 

2008: The government accepted an amendment to the Climate Change Bill to require the government to make public the greenhouse gas emissions from carbon-heavy projects supported by its Export Credit Guarantee Department.

2008: The government accepted an amendment to the Planning Bill for regional planning bodies to include policies to tackle climate change.

2008: After eight years of campaigning by WWF for new effective marine legislation, the government announced the inclusion of a UK Marine Bill in the 2008/09 session.

2007: As a result of WWF’s One Million Sustainable Homes campaign, the government launched a Code for Sustainable Homes and committed to all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016.

2006: WWF campaigned to strengthen the EU REACH legislation (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) to ensure proper regulation of hazardous man-made chemicals.

2005: WWF campaigned for a change in the UK's Criminal Justice Act to allow police officers to arrest people selling illegal products derived from endangered species.