A huge honour to have (slightly) helped craft the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill @CEEbill_NOW

This is ground-breaking legislation, and clearly sets out what the UK government must do. There are 4 things I particularly like about it

Thread https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-crisis-extinction-rebellion-emergency-bill-parliament-law-greenpeace-a9665561.html

1. it recognises that we can’t address climate without conserving nature, and commits the government to actively protect and restore wild places – both for climate and for #conservation
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2. It obliges the UK to take responsibility for impacts of our consumption abroad as well as in the UK – in terms of both emissions and biodiversity loss

Full supply chain accounting. This closes a big loophole for emissions, and could be massive for conservation #CEEbill

3. It makes no allowance for as-yet-nonexistent negative emissions technologies. Instead of magic and wishful thinking, we will have to radically cut emissions and restore natural carbon sinks #CEEbill

4. It promotes direct democracy in the form of #CitizensAssemblies. We simply can’t let the future of the planet rest in the hands of politicians, and citizen’s assemblies are a powerful and effective tool

Actually there are 5, I forgot soils! (always)

But the #CEEbill doesn't - it highlights the importance of soils as carbon stores and ecosystems in their own right, and obliges gov. to conserve & restore them

Some amazing scientists have worked on this bill, incl. @DaveGoulson, @KevinClimate & @JamesGDyke - this is legislation that does what the science demands, not what politicians think is politically expedient

This needs to become law
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