People & Planet's campaign aims to switch public and private funding for fossil fuels towards renewable sources of energy. We're targetting the UK's biggest funder of climate change, the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 84% owned by the British public
To win this campaign we need to build support among Members of Parliament for a cleaner, greener RBS. They can exert great pressure on the Treasury to stop RBS investing in dirty, harmful projects.
Use the tool below to write to your MP asking them:
1) Whether they agree that RBS should be allowed to spend billions of £ of public money on projects and companies driving climate change and linked to human rights abuses
2) To write to the Chancellor Alistair Darling calling on him to use his power over RBS to ensure they switch funds from fossil fuels to renewables.
3) To let you know how else they would be willing to support the Ditch Dirty Development campaign to stop this shocking misuse of public funds.
There's a more detailed guide to help you draft your email here: http://peopleandplanet.org/ditchdirtydevelopment/takeaction/lobbyyourmp
This tool is provided courtesy of mysociety.org, as a means of contacting your elected representatives as part of this campaign
Climate change is perhaps the most serious threat we face. If we are going to cut our carbon emissions we must stop extracting fossil fuels and start developing renewable energy.
Fossil fuel extraction doesn’t happen without funding. Likewise, the switch to a low carbon economy won’t happen unless there’s serious cash behind it.
Almost everyone now agrees that action on climate change is urgently needed. But funding for fossil fuels is still far greater than investment in renewable energy. Loans to oil and gas projects that run for decades will guarantee massive future emissions. Loans for renewables could secure us a safe energy future.
To avoid devastating climate change we must stop funding fossil fuel extraction and start investing in renewable energy.
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