The Climate Coalition is an organisation dedicated to action against climate change in the
United Kingdom
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.
Overview
The Climate Coalition is the operating name of the registered charity The Climate Movement.
Along with its sister organisations ''Stop Climate Chaos Cymru'' and ''
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
(SCCS) is a coalition of organisations in Scotland that are campaigning on climate change, including trade and student unions, environmental and international development organisations, faith and community groups. T ...
'', the group includes over 130 organisations - including the
National Trust
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,
Women's Institute
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,
Oxfam
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History
Founded at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, as the Oxford Co ...
, the
Salvation Army
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, and the
RSPB
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. It holds two main annual campaigns: ''Show The Love'' and ''Speak Up Week'', as well as the ''Green Heart Hero'' Awards.
History
The Climate Coalition was founded in 2005. It was originally called ''Stop Climate Chaos''.
By 2015, the organisation had gained celebrity endorsement, and the first ''Show The Love'' campaign was backed by
Ridley Scott
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,
Stephen Fry,
Dermot O'Leary,
Alison Steadman,
Raymond Blanc,
Meera Syal
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and others. This contributed to UK political leaders promising to tackle climate change.
It held a climate rally on 26 June 2019, with over 12,000 arriving at
Parliament
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to tell their representatives urgent action is needed.
See Also
UK Youth Climate Coalition
References
External links
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Environmental charities based in the United Kingdom
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