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Thousands Lobby 500 MPs at Westminster to Demand Urgent Climate and Nature Action

The Climate Coalition delivered constituent demands to over 500 MPs, harnessing 89% public backing to press ministers for green funding priorities.

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Overview

  • On July 9, more than 5,000 constituents met over 500 MPs at Westminster to demand immediate measures on climate change and nature restoration.
  • New polling indicates 89% of Britons support stronger environmental policies, highlighting a widespread mandate for action.
  • Organisers projected a mosaic of 1,500 public-submitted photos forming a giant green heart onto the White Cliffs of Dover as a symbol of popular backing.
  • The Climate Coalition mobilised over 120 organisations representing 22 million people to press for funding for vulnerable communities, nature restoration, lower energy bills and green job creation.
  • A government spokesperson cited £40 billion in private clean energy investment, recent pesticide bans, the first national forest in 30 years and a new Nature Restoration Fund as existing measures, while campaigners press for further commitments.