What's happening?
Across the UK, people are already acting to protect what we love - restoring nature, improving homes, building thriving local communities, and creating secure jobs in clean industries.
This year we’ve seen that action everywhere. Over 1.2 million people joined Great Big Green Week 2025, taking part in 5,800 events across the country - from volunteering in Jersey with Trees for Life, to nature walks with Sustainably Muslim, repair cafés in Anglesey, OCEAN film screenings in Thurso, and a community orchard clean-up in North Belfast. People from all walks of life - faith groups, farmers, students, small businesses and families - rolled up their sleeves to help make a difference.
And in July, 5,000 people signed up to meet their representatives in Westminster for the Mass Lobby, meeting 200 MPs to show that protecting people, climate and nature isn’t a fringe issue - it’s a shared priority across communities, regions and political divides.
But the new Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has pledged to repeal the UK’s Climate Change Act - the cornerstone of the UK’s progress on climate and nature for the past 15 years, including efforts which have already halved the UK’s emissions.
This extreme position threatens our hard-won progress and doesn’t reflect public opinion or the cross-party leadership that has made the UK a global example.
We’ve come too far to turn back. Now is the moment for MPs of all parties to protect our progress and stand for people, climate and nature.
Take Action: Write to Your MP
You can help by contacting your MP via Writetothem.com and asking them to act now to defend the Climate Change Act and protect the UK’s progress on climate and nature.
- If you haven’t contacted your MP before (or not for a while): Introduce yourself as a constituent, share why this matters to you, and ask them to take one or more of the actions below. You can also ask to meet with them and talk to them in person.
- If you have a meeting booked: Use these as your key asks when you meet.
- If you’ve already met your MP: Send a short follow-up email thanking them for their time and encouraging them to take these next steps publicly.
Key Asks for MPs
You can use the Local Intelligence Hub to find out more about your local area and your MP. Once you know a little more about your MPs stance on climate and nature action, you can use the below asks to include in your conversation or message:
If your MP supports climate action
Thank them and encourage continued leadership
What you can ask of them:
- Will you champion continued investment and leadership on climate and nature across all parties?
What you can ask them to do
- Will you attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November to hear the latest evidence and solutions for how the UK can keep leading?
If your MP is unsure or cautious
Focus on connecting climate action to local benefits and fairness.
What you can ask of them
- Will you recognise the opportunities that investment in clean energy and home insulation can bring for lowering bills and creating skilled UK jobs?
What you can ask them to do
- Will you attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November to hear the latest evidence on practical, fair solutions for every constituency?
- Will you meet with local farmers, businesses or health leaders to hear first-hand how climate action supports jobs, the local economy and wellbeing?
If your MP has expressed opposition to climate action
Encourage evidence-based engagement, and connect to local benefits.
What you can ask of them
- Will you review evidence showing how repealing the Climate Change Act would affect local bills, jobs or food security?
What you can ask them to do
- Will you attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November to hear directly from leading scientists about the latest evidence and solutions?
- Will you meet with local employers or farmers to understand how clean energy and resilience projects are already benefiting the local economy?
Tips for talking to Your MP
- Ask open questions. Encourage conversation rather than confrontation — use “how,” “what,” and “will you” questions instead of making statements.
- Stay polite and positive. You don’t need to be an expert — speak from your own experiences and what matters most to you and your community.
- Listen as much as you talk. Understanding your MP’s views helps build a longer-term relationship and shows you value dialogue.
- Connect to shared values. Focus on things everyone cares about — protecting homes, health, jobs, and local nature.
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Acknowledge what they’ve done. If your MP has spoken on these issues before, thank them and ask how they plan to keep building on that.
End with a clear next step. For example, ask if they’ll speak in the debate, attend the briefing, or meet again with local groups.
Tips for writing to your MP
- Keep it short and personal. Two or three short paragraphs are enough — MPs value hearing from real people in their constituency.
- Start with who you are. Mention where you live and why this issue matters to you personally. Make sure to include you name, address and postcode as your MP has strict rules around only communicating with constituents,
- Ask direct questions. Instead of making statements, invite a response (e.g. “Will you attend the Climate and Nature debate?”).
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Be polite and constructive. Even if you disagree, stay respectful — MPs are more likely to engage when approached positively.
Thank them for their time. You can also offer to meet in person or connect them with local groups taking action. -
Follow up. If you don’t hear back, send a gentle reminder after a couple of weeks — persistence pays off!
Together, we can Protect our Progress
Together, we’ve already shown what’s possible — from people across the UK meeting their MPs during the Mass Lobby to communities celebrating solutions through Great Big Green Week.
The next step is making sure every MP hears the same message:
The UK can have a positive impact on our health, our wellbeing and our economy — if we protect our progress and invest in a fairer future for people, climate and nature.