Chief Officer lends voice to CAN Bill

15 January 2025

In light of the Climate and Nature (CAN) Bill that will be debated in parliament on the 24th January, a group of prominent faith leaders delivered a letter to Downing Street signed by 26 of their faith colleagues, including our Chief Officer Liz Slade. Other signatories included: the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, the Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Olivia Graham, and the Bishop of Kingston, Dr Martin Gainsborough, the president of the Hindu Forum of Britain, Trupti Patel; the chair of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board, Qari Muhammad Asim; and the Senior Rabbi of the New North London Masorti Synagogue, Jonathan Wittenberg.

The CAN Bill would enshrine in law a series of protections to the climate, including limiting carbon emissions, ending the extraction of fossil fuels in the UK, and monitoring the impacts on human health and the destruction of nature.

So far, 108 MPs have pledged to be at the vote. You can check to see if your MP is on that list here: https://www.zerohour.uk/togetherwecan/. If not, there’s a link at the bottom of that page for you to email your MP directly and encourage them to attend the debate.

This bill aligns very well with Unitarian values regarding the stewardship of the earth and its natural resources, as well as giving voice to those most affected by climate change in this country and globally.

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