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Warwickshire Climate Alliance has written to the other local MPs – Jodie Gosling, John Slinger, Rachel Taylor, Matt Western, and Sir Jeremy Wright – to urge them both to support the Bill and, importantly, to pledge to be in Parliament to vote for it on January 24th. Please, if you are one of these MPs’ constituents, take the time to write to them to urge them to back the Bill. You can use the Zero Hour website to do this.
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Letter to MPs on the Climate and Nature Bill
We are delighted to see that the Climate and Nature Bill will now advance to a Second Reading in the House of Commons on January 24th, having been picked to do so by the new MP for the South Cotswolds constituency, Dr Roz Savage. As a Warwickshire MP, we would like to ask you to join 227 MPs and Peers across the political parties in pledging your support for the Bill, and to ensure that you are available to vote in favour of it on January 24th.
Like the 2008 Climate Change Act, the CAN Bill is non-party political. It links the climate and nature crises to give us the best chance of limiting emissions to 1.5°C, if that is still possible, and to reverse (rather than merely halt) the decline of nature. It would improve on existing legislation, including the Climate Change Act and the Environment Act, in several key ways:
It would unambiguously require the phasing out of fossil fuels as quickly as possible, ending the culture of delay and greenwashing promoted by the fossil fuel industry and their allies in the media.
By linking the climate crisis and the decline of natural biodiversity, the Bill ensures decarbonisation will not take place at the expense of the natural environment.
By requiring visible reversal of the decline of nature by 2030, it opens opportunities for carbon sequestration from the restoration of woodlands and hedgerows, rivers, peatlands and wetlands.
The Bill would mandate a just transition, by ensuring financial support and retraining for workers in fossil fuel and other affected industries.
In order to secure as broad a social consent as possible for a green transition that will impact the lives of everyone, the Bill would ensure involvement of ordinary people in planning the transition through a Climate and Nature Assembly.
It will ensure emissions reductions at home are not achieved by simply offshoring them, by requiring that the UK take action to reduce its carbon emissions and ecological impacts overseas, as existing legislation does not. Carbon emissions will harm the life chances of future generations wherever they are released. We cannot solve the problem with an ‘island mentality’.
You can learn more about the Bill, and find lists of supporting politicians and organisations here. The Bill itself can be read here.
We believe this is a vital opportunity to ensure that we are doing everything we can to try to limit global heating. As the planet heats beyond 1.5°C over pre-industrial temperatures, scientists consider it ‘likely’ we will trigger irreversible transformations, such as the undermining of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, and the transition of the Amazon rainforest to grassland. These transformations will have a devastating impact on human societies and the natural world. According to the latest State of the Climate Report, written by leading climate scientists, “Climate change has already displaced millions of people, with the potential to displace hundreds of millions or even billions. That would likely lead to greater geopolitical instability, possibly even partial societal collapse.”
Since entering government, both Keir Starmer and his Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, have spoken of the existential threat of climate change in speeches to the UN. At the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, the UK joined other nations in adopting a Declaration for Future Generations, in recognition of the impact our inaction will have on future generations. Passing the Climate and Nature Bill would help restore hope to the young, demonstrate world leadership, and uphold these commitments we have made to the United Nations and the world.
Please commit to supporting the Climate and Nature Bill and to turning up to vote for it at its Second Reading on the 24th January.
We look forward to hearing from you.

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On Saturday 23 September, residents of Nuneaton enjoyed the first ‘The Big Save’ roadshow organised by Warwickshire Climate Alliance.The next one will be in Coleshill.
Nuneaton
On Saturday 23 September, residents of Nuneaton enjoyed the first ‘The Big Save’ roadshow organised by Warwickshire Climate Alliance. The roadshow gave local residents tips on saving energy, reducing food waste, recycling, and offered a pop-up repair café to fix residents’ broken electricals for free.

The roadshows are funded by Warwickshire County Council’s Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund and five more events are planned in Atherstone, Bedworth, Coleshill, Kingsbury and Polesworth.
Hazel Underwood, Committee Member from Warwickshire Climate Alliance, said: “It was great to engage with local residents in Nuneaton and the feedback we received from people who attended the event was all extremely positive. We’d like to thank the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth for coming along to support the event and for showing such a keen interest in what we are trying to achieve. We’re already planning our next event so that we can help even more Warwickshire residents and details will be announced soon.”


Steve Currie, who helped host the repair café at the event, said: “Repairing broken items instead of sending them to landfill is a great way of saving money. We were kept very busy on the day with repairs and many asked when we would be hosting our next one, so it is clear that residents would like to see this happen on a regular basis. There are regular repair cafes in other towns across Warwickshire, and it would be fantastic to see one open here in Nuneaton too.”

The Big Save also offered residents free refreshments, free seeds and plants, and a children’s toy swap.
Coleshill

Residents of Coleshill will be the second of six North Warwickshire towns to experience ‘The Big Save’ roadshow. The roadshow is aimed at helping local residents to make little or no-cost changes to support the environment. Running on Saturday 9th March, the roadshow will cover topics such as saving energy, saving water, reducing food waste, recycling, repairing & reusing, and active travel.
The roadshows are being organised by Warwickshire Climate Alliance and are funded by Warwickshire County Council’s Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund. The £1m Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund supports a wide range of small, community-powered initiatives across Warwickshire to address the climate change emergency. Warwickshire Climate Alliance were allocated £10,998 in funding which will allow them to deliver the six pop-up roadshow events across North Warwickshire.
Hazel Underwood, Committee Member from Warwickshire Climate Alliance, said: “We look forward to engaging with local communities across Warwickshire and highlighting the actions that people can take to make a real difference. We believe that saving the planet doesn’t have to cost the earth.”
Cllr Heather Timms, Portfolio Holder for Environment, Climate and Culture, said: “It can be easy to assume that unless you have the space to install solar panels or heat pumps at home, or the money to buy an electric car, that the impact that you can have on your own carbon footprint and the wider climate will be minimal. This is not the case.”
The Big Save roadshow is free to attend and fully accessible to all. There will be a variety of Community groups attending including Act on Energy, Low Carbon Warwickshire Network, Coleshill WI and Clean Air Warwickshire. There will also free refreshments, free seeds and plants, and a pop-up Repair Café, so residents are encouraged to bring any items that need repair or no longer work. The event is family friendly too, with a toy swap happening, so bring along any toys in good condition for swapping.
Warwickshire Cycle Buddies will also be hosting a free 3-hour basic bike maintenance workshop in conjunction with The Broom Wagon Cyclery, aimed at those who would like to get out on their bikes more, but are unsure how to best maintain them or how to do basic repairs when out and about. Advance booking required as spaces are limited – email cleanairwarwickuk@gmail.com to book a place.