Climate change is an existential threat to human life, yet the UK government’s climate actions to date have been woefully inadequate. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration in 2019 was a clear statement of intent but we need to see further action to back this up.
Tunbridge Wells Climate Coalition was formed by Tunbridge Wells Green Party, Tunbridge Wells Friends of the Earth, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Extinction Rebellion and Mothers* Rebellion: organisations who share the same concerns for the future of the planet and want to do something about it. Collectively we represent around 1,000 local people and that number is growing. A shared voice is a more powerful voice.
Our mission: ‘To raise awareness of the impacts of climate change and to work with the local council and any other appropriate parties to ensure that necessary steps are taken to reduce its impacts’.
What do we want to achieve?
• We want to see clear evidence that Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is on target for net zero by 2030 and that climate change is being recognised as the emergency that it so clearly is.
• We also want to ensure that local residents are made aware of the facts regarding climate change and the actions necessary to reduce the impacts on our community and the world at large.
We want to work with the council and other bodies to ensure that these goals are achieved. We do know that if concerned organisations such as ours join forces, we can make change happen: we will support the effective plans that the council are proposing but challenge them on what they’re not doing. We owe it to our children.
A common powerful voice can influence, support and force change. It can also inform and educate. We want to reach out to residents and tell the true story of how climate change is affecting the world we live in and what we can do about it.