On Wednesday 26 June, Christian Aid Ireland supporters lobbied Lagan Valley MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon and North Antrim MP Ian Paisley Jnr, as part of a UK-wide effort to demand MPs tackle climate change.
58 Christian Aid Ireland supporters gathered at 4 churches across Northern Ireland to telephone or video call their MPs, warning them of the dangers of climate change, especially for the world’s most vulnerable countries, and urging them that the time is now for action.
Supporters also spoke to the offices of Gavin Robinson and Emma Little-Pengelly and we are in the process of arranging meetings with other MPs in the Autumn.
On the same afternoon, Christian Aid Ireland Chief Executive Rosamond Bennett joined 13,000 people who descended on the Houses of Parliament in Westminster for ‘The Time is Now’ mass lobby of MPs about climate change. In total 351 MPs were lobbied.
The lobby comes within weeks of the UK Government making a commitment to reach ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2050. An advisory body to the government has claimed it will be impossible for the UK to meet this target unless Northern Ireland ‘does more’ to tackle emissions.
There is still time to take action and, if you’re in Northern Ireland, use our template to write to your own MP online at caid.ie/thetimeisnow and speak out for climate justice.
Christian Aid Ireland is planning an exciting event in the Autumn to inform, equip and inspire people in Northern Ireland to take action on climate change. To register interest, please email [email protected]
