Our world is feeling the heat

• Over the last decade the Earth was on average around 1.2°C warmer than pre-industrial times, and this is the key driver of extreme weather events.
• 2023 was officially the hottest year on record. Scientists warn there is now a 66% chance we’ll pass the key 1.5°C global warming threshold in the next five years.
• At 2°C of global warming, heat extremes would more often reach tipping points for long-term damage to nature, agriculture and human health.
• The climate crisis isn’t a future threat – it's already devastating people and nature in the UK and around the world, with the vulnerable suffering most.
• Thankfully, there are solutions and there is hope. We know what we need to do – and everyone has a part to play. 

The UK Government promised – and put into law – that we would stop increasing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere by 2050. This is crucial if we are to ensure a more stable climate and a safer future for all of us, for nature and the economy.

Yet the UK is woefully off track to meet its promises on climate change and nature protection. This January, the Office for Environmental Protection found that the UK Government is off track to meet its nature targets, and in May, the High Court ruled that the Government needs to redraft its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The extreme weather that we’re seeing at home and around the world is a message that we need to take this more seriously. We’ll have a general election soon. This is your chance to help us put the protection of nature higher on the political agenda. Sign our petition and tell our leaders to stop the destruction of nature.