XR Walthamstow - Declare and Act on the Climate & Ecological Emergency
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Date: 2019-04-25

On the 23rd April of 2019, Waltham Forest council debated whether to declare 'a climate emergency'. The debate follows a United Nations IPCC report - which declared that we have only 11 years left to limit global warming to 1.5˚C - beyond which, we face irreparable destruction of our planet. Even half a degree will significantly increase the risk of extreme weather, drought and floods - threatening food supplies, driving people from their homes, separating families and jeopardizing livelihoods - all of which will increase the risk of conflict, hunger and poverty for hundreds of millions of people here and across the globe. 70 councils and 190+ institutions in the UK have declared a climate emergency, increasing awareness and demanding further action. We still have time left – if we act now.

These environmental changes will affect everyone on the planet. As a borough proud of its global community and with councillors who claim to care about our environment, Extinction Rebellion WF called on families and local environmental groups to join together to demand that the council tells the truth about the climate change crisis by declaring an emergency and then acting upon it - for our families here in London and those across the world.