[Netnews-action] URGENT: Last push on Climate Change Bill

[Ali Abbas]

With apologies for any cross-posting.  Please forward this on to your 
networks, and make that all-important phone call by Tuesday if you can! 
  And do let me know how you get on and how your MP responds...

Thanks,

Ali


Ali Abbas
Manchester Friends of the Earth
E: ali at manchesterfoe.org.uk
M: 07786 090520

-------- Original Message --------
From: Julian Kirby
Sent: 21 October 2008 16:08
To: Frank Kennedy
Subject: letter to activists - last push on bill


Dear Friend,

As someone who has signed up to and been closely involved in these final 
stages of the Big Ask campaign for the Climate Change Bill we wanted to 
tell you of our recent success, and ask you to take a quick action.

The Report Stage votes on the Bill – i.e. THE big votes we’ve been 
waiting for all summer – will happen on *Tuesday 28 October*.  That’s 
/this /coming Tuesday!  At these votes, MPs will vote on a list of 
amendments to the Bill.

The Government will be suggesting an amendment that will be to raise the 
2050 emissions reduction target from 60% to 80%.  This follows the 
advice of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) two weeks ago.  But it 
is also, to a huge extent, a result of the pressure you have put on MPs 
over the last few months.  Well done!  We are sure that this amendment, 
with Government support, will pass. So we have won on our 80% ask!

The Government still opposes one crucial improvement we are tabling, 
calling for international aviation and shipping emissions to be included 
in the Bill.  This is despite the advice from the CCC that these 
emissions should be included.

Thanks to your efforts we know that all the opposition parties as well 
as significant numbers of backbench Labour MPs support the inclusion of 
international aviation and shipping emissions in the Bill.  But the 
Government will try its best to stop MPs from voting for this amendment. 
So...

*Urgent Action:*

A few more minutes of your time will make a real difference to the way 
MPs vote.  Please call your MP and ask them to:

"Please vote for the amendments that include international aviation and 
shipping emissions in the Climate Change Bill."

You can contact your MP by calling the House of Commons switchboard on 
020 7219 3000 and asking to be put through to your MP's Westminster office.

Please do try to find the time to make this call if you can – you will 
be making a /huge/ difference.

Thanks and congratulations on your efforts to win this amazing Bill. 
We’re nearly there.

Best wishes,

Julian Kirby
Parliamentary Unit