Shropshire Climate Action: Home page   Read More Welcome! Shropshire Climate Action (SCA) is an action driven coalition of local people, organisations and businesses, all dedicated to helping Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin take climate action. SCA brings together the South Shropshire Climate Action, Zero Carbon Shropshire and Shropshire Green Exchange networks because a co-ordinated and collaborative response is needed to tackle the climate and Nature crises at a local level. This website is full of information about the actions we can take as individuals, communities, schools, town and parish councils and businesses to support Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to reach net zero by 2030. See how you can get involved in the invaluable work that local organisations in our network are already doing to protect Nature, reduce our carbon emissions and improve our health and wellbeing across the topics of energy and housing, land and biodiversity (including food), transport and repair reuse-recycle initiatives. Together we can take action to lessen the impacts of the climate and Nature emergency. Read more about us here Read our Climate Action Reports What is the Climate Emergency? Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin's carbon emissions How to take action Explore our website to find practical advice and information on taking climate and nature action across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and how you can get involved with local organisations. Energy & Buildings Land & Biodiversity Transport Reuse, Repair, Recycle Green Your Money Individual action Community action Councils Schools & Youth Groups Local Businesses Local Lobbying Eco anxiety Local climate groups How to get involved Help make Shropshire Climate Action an effective channel for accelerating climate action – we can do it with you, we can’t do it without you Please email us at: contact@shropshireclimateaction.org Or get in touch about any of the following activities using the form below. Contact us Sign up to our monthly newsletter here Volunteer with us or join our working groups & meetings Share your local news, actions & events with us Make a donation here Get in touch with us! First Name Last Name Email Message Send Please see our Privacy Policy. Thank you for your message we will respond as soon as possible!

Shropshire Climate Action: Individual Choices What can you do as an individual? What is your Carbon Footprint? Carbon Footprint calculators are online tools to measure the amount of carbon emissions generated by the way people live The calculator may require information about your home, diet, how you get about, wha t you buy etc. From your answers it will calculate your carbon footprint. There are many carbon footprint calculators, (we have included some examples), all use similar data sources but the assumptions they use about carbon use mean they may generate slightly different footprints. The important thing is to choose a calculator that appeals to you, and stick with it. By repeating your carbon calculations every 6 months you will be able to track your progress towards zero carbon. Try out these Carbon Footprint Calculators Explore your personal carbon footprint with these handy online carbon footprint calculators. You may be surprised! WWF Carbon Footprint Calculator https://footprint.wwf.org.uk Quick and easy to use Compares to others in your postcode area Ide as on how to reduce your carbon emissions Download mobile app from App Store: or Google Play . Giki Zero Carbon Footprint Calculator https://zero.giki.earth Easy to use Methodology and data sources explained Encourages use of actual figures to increase accuracy Looks at all areas of your life Tips and advice to reduce your carbon footprint. Carbon Savvy Carbon Footprint Calculator https://calculator.carbonsavvy.uk Provides comprehensive info and carbon-saving tips Includes your share of carbon emissions generated by public infrastructure including the NHS, schools etc. Three options to assess your carbon footprint with different degrees of detail. Focuses on health, wealth and well-being benefits Climate Hero https://climatehero.me/ Easy to use Doesn't ask for contact details Suggestions to improve your score are given Carbon Offsetting: opportunities & issues Read this report about "Carbon Offsetting" your excess carbon emissions and its potential to help achieve Net Zero in Shropshire. Actions to reduce your carbon footprint 1 Download our Leaflet 2 Attend a Climate Fresk workshop 3 Take actions on money, housing, energy, food & travel 4 Sign up to a local challenge 5 Sign up to Take The Jump national challenge 6 Join a local climate action group near you (1) "Cutting your Carbon Footprint" leaflet 1 SCA’s "Carbon Footprint" leaflet provides practical steps to reduce your carbon emissions. Download the leaflet here 2 (2) Book a Climate Fresk workshop Learn about the climate crisis and what you can do to help Climate Fresk is a 3 hour facilitated workshop where you can get to grips with climate change in small groups in a safe, non-judgemental space, learn how to take action and enjoy some thought-provoking discussions. The workshops explore key drivers, mechanisms, and impacts of climate change, and map out where we are today and where we could be headed if we join forces. Previous participants have said: ‘I knew a fair bit about climate change but I learned so much new stuff. It was incredibly powerful sharing ideas in the group and understanding how everything is connected. We discussed next steps we could take and I left feeling focused and upbeat’. If you are a community group or group of friends living in Shropshire or Telford & Wrekin and want to book a half day Climate Fresk workshops which includes all the materials, find out more via the BizEd Projects website or email climate@bizedprojects.com (3) Take actions on money, housing, energy, food & travel 3 Actions on how to green your money (bank, pension, insurance) Actions on your house and your energy use Actions on the food you eat and throw away Actions on how you get around Actions on reusing, repairing, sharing 4 (4) Sign up to a local challenge The Great Collaboration is an online Toolkit which contains 60 different carbon reducing actions you can take rated by cost and carbon impact. There are actions suitable for all individual circumstances. You can enter the carbon reducing actions you've already taken. Say which actions you’ll commit to next and which you won't do (and why). The Toolkit will use your anonymous information, along with everyone else's, to paint a powerful picture of what's happening locally. This information can be used to inform your local council and help them develop a carbon reduction plan based on specific, local needs. 5 (5) Sign up to "Take The Jump" national challenge Take the Jump is a grassroots movement for anyone worried about the state of the planet. Try the challenge for one month to take six shifts in how you eat, dress, travel, shop, holiday, and can help to change the system. The goal is a world of less “stuff” and more joy, where humanity is in balance with nature - through helping achieve a two-thirds reduction in the impact of consumption in rich countries by 2030. Science shows this is what is needed and citizens have a huge role in making it happen. (6) Join a local climate action group near you 6

Shropshire Climate Action: About us About Shropshire Climate Action Shropshire Climate Action is a registered charity which operates as a network across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. SCA aims to tackle the ecological and climate emergencies across Shropshire, achieving a net-zero carbon footprint for the county by 2030 and restoration of nature, through building community capacity and empowering local action. Our Vision By 2030, Shropshire is no longer a county that contributes to the climate change crisis. Nature has been restored, our communities and enterprises are now sustainable. Our mission statement Our purpose is to support Shropshire to achieve net zero carbon and restore nature by 2030. We will be a catalyst that brings local people and organisations together to address the climate and ecological emergencies in a just and sustainable way. Governance SCA is constituted as a not-for-profit limited company and registered as a charity. You can read its articles of association here and charitable governing document on the Charity Commission website here . Achievements Since 2021, Zero Carbon Shropshire (Shropshire Climate Action Partnership) (as it was known) and South Shropshire Climate Action have helped to set up or deliver the following projects: The Shropshire Good Food Partnership Cool Shropshire and Telford for small business advice A map of sites suitable for renewable energy (Solar and Wind) and for carbon sequestration across the county A collaborative network of local climate action groups The Shropshire Love Nature Festival This website packed with resources and advice on how to take action across the county Regular newsletters about the climate action, events and news in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Leaflets of Walks through Ludlow and Bridgnorth's green spaces Retrofit toolkits for energy efficient homes and a repair cafe toolkit An Action Learning Project (2025) funded by Shropshire Council exploring how to decarbonise Shropshire communities Four climate conferences for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Adrian Cooper (M.Sc, MA, MRTPI) Trustee Adrian was Shropshire Council’s Climate Change Manager until 2024, having established and led a small specialist professional team to develop and deliver Shropshire Council’s climate change and carbon reduction strategy. This included helping the Council to demonstrate leadership by example and the provision of advice to help businesses and communities across the county with their own response. Adrian also led the development of ground-breaking projects on biochar, renewable energy generation, EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen transport fuel. On taking early retirement from Shropshire Council in 2024 Adrian joined the Shrewsbury-based Clean Tech Business Group to contribute his extensive experience in sustainable resource management, climate change and carbon reduction to help local businesses navigate the challenge of climate change. Adrian is an accredited Carbon Literacy Facilitator and is currently providing Carbon Literacy Training for local businesses and other organisations. Adrian is also currently working part-time as the Net Zero Delivery Manager for Powys County Council. In addition to these formal roles, Adrian is a voluntary Climate Ambassador providing free advice to local schools and an enthusiastic volunteer at the Shrewsbury Food Hub, helping to collect and distribute surplus food from local supermarkets and manufacturers to those in need in the Shrewsbury area. Daphne du Cros Trustee Daphne is the Partnership lead for the Shropshire Good Food Partnership. She holds a PhD in Food Policy, is a Visiting Lecturer at Harper Adam's University. Her roles include Research, training and consulting on local food resilience and strategies for communities and Councils. She is the founder of Food Forward Bishop's Castle which produced the first (and only) Community Food Resilience Strategy in Shropshire, and runs the Bishop’s Castle Community Seed Bank, and Little Woodbatch Farm CIC for upskilling people in horticulture, food preserving, seed saving, with a focus on connection and community engagement. Jane Cullen Trustee My background in teaching suited me well for the role of Chair of South Shropshire Climate Action. After retiring from teaching I was lucky enough to go into business helping to establish Appleteme as a very successful local artisan business . In doing this I gained fresh experience and some perspectives of working on the land, and then promoting our product in the marketplace. This complete cycle is a very different experience to teaching young people at a particular school stage and I was lucky to experience both. As Chair of SSCA I worked with a team of committed specialists to produce first the 'Next Steps' Conferences and from those the 'Next Steps' Report. This report (‘Next Steps’ Climate Action Plan) was written by 33 Shropshire residents over the winter of 2020 to 2021. It made an immediate impact and attracted a very generous donation from a local citizen, enabling SSCA to employ two part time coordinators Nick Read and Fiona Morgan. 'Next Steps' outlines many solutions to the climate emergency in a Shropshire context. As is well known, the solutions already exist but implementation is a major challenge, always remembering 'think global, act local'. Chris Deaves (BSc, C.Eng) Chair of Trustees My career was spent working in IT in start-ups, large corporations and public sector bodies doing detailed technical design, project management, strategic corporate IT policy and consultancy. I have been a beekeeper for over 30 years and manage the teaching at the Ludlow Association. I was a Trustee of the British Beekeeping Association and chair of their education committee. I am currently Chair of Shropshire Climate Action and Chair of the Marches Energy Agency . I am a Trustee of Hands Together Ludlow and have developed their approach to digital inclusion and recycling IT equipment. Mark Fermor (BSc MSc DUC MBA CGeol FGS FRSA) Trustee I am a hydrogeologist and risk analyst who founded and led environmental consultancy ESI (1996-2018). Since then I have led the development of GeoSmart, an environmental data and analytics enterprise based in Shrewsbury, am currently Chair and working towards more joined up flood modelling and risk assessment in the UK. In 2020 I was a founder of Shropshire Climate Action and Director of the Zero Carbon Shropshire Plan (2020). I founded a community active travel charity, Shropshire Cycle Hub, am Chair of the board of trustees and regular eCargo bike delivery rider. Barbara Rainford Trustee I am a joint partner in Strawberry Fields, a marketing and social media consultancy. I am an elected director of the Midcounties Co-operative (which set up Co-op Energy) and Co-op Press. I helped set up Babbinswood Farm Community Benefit Society , which is campaigning to save an organic farm in North Shropshire. I was a volunteer with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. I believe regenerative agriculture and green energy are the future for plants, people and the planet. Jess Walton (BSc MSc) Trustee I am currently working as a project manager at Marches Energy Agency. I have a BA degree in politics and international relations as well as a Masters degree in political ecology. I am a long-time climate activist and former chairperson of Generation Zero Carbon Shropshire. Adrian Cooper (M.Sc, MA, MRTPI) Meet the Project Team David Matthews SCA Programme manager, Chair of Stretton Climate Care Mike Bourke SCA Energy and Buildings lead, Trustee for Stretton Climate Care Sascha Robinson SCA Transport lead, project worker for Living Streets Di Lyle SCA Waste lead, Founder and coordinator for the Ludlow Repair Café Colin Preston SCA Land and Biodiversity lead, Chair of the Marches Nature Partnership, Previously Chief Executive of Shropshire Wildlife Trust Chloe King SCA volunteer, Project manager for Marches Energy Agency John Hughes SCA Communications and Fundraising lead, previously worked for Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Shropshire Council Tina Teearu SCA social media team Anna Ponder SCA social media team, Intern at Marches Energy Agency and ELP2 participant Sue Burnell Climate Fresk facilitator for community Kev Oubridge Climate Fresk facilitator for Business Consultants Joy Greenall (Measures) Joy was brought up in Ludlow. She taught in London before completing a Nature Conservation MSc. She worked for NCC (now Natural England) and the Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust, spent 10 years providing on-farm advice and management plans in Berks and Oxon for the farming and wildlife charity FWAG, and then joined Duchy Home Farm at Highgrove as Sustainable Agriculture officer. Farming has always been her first love and 25 years ago she had the opportunity to come home and run an organic farm with husband Mark. Livestock farming leaves little free time, but other activities include choral singing, flower arranging and community project work, including chairing Land, Life & Livelihoods. Mark Measures BSc. Hons, Agric., FRAgS., IOTA Accredited An international consultant in policy, research and training in farm business and environmental management, soil, crop and animal husbandry. Formerly head of the Organic Advisory Service and the Institute of Organic Training and Advice and visiting lecturer at Scotland’s Rural College. He is director of an education and conservation trust in Argentina, jo int editor of the “Organic Farm Management Handbook” (12th edition), a 2018 Winston Churchill Fellow (studying soil management in the US and Europe), and a partner in a 150-acre farm in the Shropshire Hills. Professor John Whitelegg Senior Fellow for transport and climate change at the Foundation for Integrated Transport and an international consultant on transport projects. John has authored te chnical standards, reports and 11 books concerning sustainable transport , including “Mobility: A New Urban Design and Transport Planning Philosophy for a Sustainable Future ”. He is an adviser to the World Health Organisation on road safety and active travel. Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin's Climate and Nature Network St Martin's Parish Council Climate Action Working Group Sustainable Highley Thank you We are grateful to the following for their contribution to our website: Mike Bourke (Stretton Climate Care); Clive Dyson (Sustainable Bridgnorth), Sally Lancaster (previously of Generation Zero Carbon Shropshire) for writing text; Caroline Talbot (Mossy Life) for working with us and permitting us to embed her events pages and maps; Chris Deaves for technical support and Sarah Jameson for its design and technical support.

< Back Protest in Shrewsbury to "Say No to Rosebank" 8 Nov 2025 Calling for an end to drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion Shrewsbury, the Shrewsbury Green Party, and Fossil Free Shropshire held a street stall on Pride Hill to raise awareness about the Rosebank oilfeld. 100 postcards were signed to Julia Buckley MP asking her to sign the "Stop Rosebank" pledge. Although the Labour manifesto promised no new oil and gas licenses, environmentalists are increasingly concerned the Government is set to U-turn on this. The Rosebank oilfield will do nothing to lower UK bills or ensure energy security and will create more CO2 than the combined annual emissions of the 28 poorest countries in the world. Take action here . Previous Next

Shropshire Climate Action: Climate & Nature News for Shropshire Telford & Wrekin Our newsletter Sign up to receive the monthly Shropshire Climate Action newsletter for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin below. Read or download our newsletters (and past copies of the South Shropshire Climate Action newsletter as pdfs) or sign up to get them direct to your Inbox. Read our newsletters Sign up for our newsletters Latest News 1 Dec 2025 Artwork will highlight the global Climate Change impact Using underwater sculpture to make a point Read More 8 Nov 2025 Protest in Shrewsbury to "Say No to Rosebank" Calling for an end to drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea Read More 6 Nov 2025 Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin based environmental groups write to the Prime Minister Calling for urgent action on climate change ahead of the UN COP30 taking place in Brazil this November Read More 1 Nov 2025 South Shropshire MP supports the repeal of the Climate Change Act 2008 Our response to local criticism of the Act Read More 24 Oct 2025 Have Your Say: Help shape the future of EV charging in Telford and Wrekin Survey now open Read More 18 Oct 2025 Shropshire Hosts Record-Breaking Repair Cafe 'The Big Mend' Celebrating International Repair Day with repairers from across Shropshire and Telford Read More 17 Oct 2025 Get ready for the county-wide Green Open Homes event this November Book your viewing of energy efficient homes across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and beyond Read More 1 Oct 2025 Bishop’s Castle's Community Heat & Wind Network project update The good and the bad news Read More 1 Sept 2025 Shaping careers and growing the economy. Oh! And tackling climate change! A young climate activist's perspective Read More 30 Aug 2025 Middle Marches Community Land Trust launches White Grit Meadows Appeal Preserving unique habitats for wildlife in the Marches Read More 1 Aug 2025 Want to make your home more energy efficient? Find out what support is available from Marches Energy Agency Read More 26 Jul 2025 Reflections on the new National Food Strategy for Shropshire Shropshire Good Food Partnership consider if this is the solution we have been waiting for Read More 17 Jul 2025 Launch of the second share offer by Shropshire and Telford Community Energy Investment in Tremlowes Solar Farm in North Shropshire off to a good start! Read More 1 Jul 2025 Clean air for Shropshire Tips on how you can help improve air quality including how to tackle engine idling Read More 21 Jun 2025 Local groups meet with Julia Buckley (Labour MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham) Q&A focused on how we can better protect Nature and take climate action Read More 17 Jun 2025 Shropshire Council's approval of 200,000-bird intensive poultry unit overturned by High Court New environmental considerations for planning authorities Read More 7 Jun 2025 Big Green Week (7-15th June) comes to Shropshire Local library plays host to diverse range of climate activities Read More 19 May 2025 Interesting conversations at Morville Annual Community event Renewable energy popular with farmers, and a new argument for heat pumps? Read More 1 May 2025 Having climate conversations with the people you know We are the 89% who want their Governments to take action on climate Read More 10 Apr 2025 Celebration of South Shropshire Climate Action’s Achievements End of Project event held at the Discovery Centre, Craven Arms on 10th April 2025 Read More

< Back Artwork will highlight the global Climate Change impact Jane Cullen 1 Dec 2025 Using underwater sculpture to make a point At our South Shropshire online conference in May 2021 Gladys told us about life in the Pacific Ocean, where sea levels are rising at a life-altering rate. For example, one of Gladys’ childhood family picnic places had already disappeared underwater, when Gladys was still in her early twenties. The spot where Kale Island was is to be marked by a sculpture by English artist Jason deCaires Taylor. If underwater sculpture is new to you (as it was to me) you have a wonderful discovery coming your way, if you do know his work already why didn’t you tell us before?? In the coming months we will be launching a fundraising story on Crowdfunder to raise enough money to pay for a specialist barge to take the sculpture (more news to come) from Honiara (Solomon’s capital) to its permanent site. The British High Commission is contributing a major donation to this project but more funding is needed. Please look out for updates on what is happening, where and why and how, in this newsletter and the wider media. For an introduction to Jason’s amazing work around the world click here . Previous Next

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< Back Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin based environmental groups write to the Prime Minister David Matthews 6 Nov 2025 Calling for urgent action on climate change ahead of the UN COP30 taking place in Brazil this November Photo credit: UN Climate Change / Lara Murillo Read our letter sent to Prime Minister Keir Starmer from Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin environmental groups calling for urgent action on climate change as world leaders meet at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21, 2025. The year the conference will focus on the global effort to keep warming below 1.5°C, unveil new national climate plans, and assess progress on finance commitments made at previous COP meetings. Letter to the Prime Minister ahead of COP30 V1.0 Nov 2025 .pdf Download PDF • 124KB Previous Next

< Back Reflections on the new National Food Strategy for Shropshire Daphne Du Cros 26 Jul 2025 Shropshire Good Food Partnership consider if this is the solution we have been waiting for After digesting the new food strategy and considering the reflections and reviews of other professionals in food policy, this is our analysis, and what it means for Shropshire, our communities, and people. As a note, I write this as someone who has lived and breathed food policy for over 15 years of my career and have watched in disbelief as our food system and regard for farmers has continued to slide into the background of policy and governance. Opportunities have been missed and leadership on food system transformation has been weak. The result has been a heavy corporate influence that has impacted billions of people, our economy, our environment, knowledge, links to nature and confidence in our own abilities to feed ourselves and know food. Something has to change quickly, which is why I finished my PhD in Food Policy and started a Market Garden, and then became the coordinator of SGFP: We can’t wait for government to hand down a perfectly formed solution for us to take action (perfect is the enemy of the good, afterall). The grassroots must lead the charge on change, as indeed it always has. The National Food Strategy is a positive step for central government, but it’s essentially playing catch up with what we already know, and what many of us have been doing for the last decade(s). By and large, the National Food Strategy (NFS) is being well received, with comments saying that it picks up where Henry Dimbleby’s strategy left off (a good document that should have been put to work right away), particularly that it makes the effort to connect the dots on food, farming, culture, public health and environment. To read the full article on Shropshire Good Food Partnership's website please click here . Previous Next

< Back A poem about climate change: to inspire thoughtful consideration and action David Powley 4 Jun 2024 Part of the Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow exhibition, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, May 2024 This poem by David Powley formed part of the Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow exhibition held last month at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms. The exhibition focused on the theme of climate change and the environment and the need for action and highlighted the importance of involving people of all ages in action and discussion about the issues. You can find more information about the project via this website . What the older generations did YESTERDAY means that we must all fix things TODAY so that the younger generations have a TOMORROW Previous Next

< Back One month on from the Climate Conference - watch the film...and the next steps David Matthews 25 Jun 2024 Make your vote count on the 4th July for Climate and Nature .... It’s been just over a month since our climate conference. We’re delighted to be able to share the short film of the conference produced by local film maker Robin Fellows-Weir here. Accelerating action on the Climate crisis and Nature will need increased focus from government and business, but also a recognition by local people that everyone needs to reduce their consumption of resources and get their carbon emissions down below two tonnes per year. We need the people of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to join in, and to do so we can: Lead by example Listen to the concerns of family, friends and colleagues, and help them to understand the changes required Get involved in local action and share what we’re doing. In summarising the conference outputs, we identified some common threads that can give focus as to what and how we might look to the future: Collaborative working (what does this entail and how can it be achieved?) Skills sharing and training Developing a progressive conversation outside the “green bubble” Meeting people where they are Creating a Green Network Collaboration. The conference identified practical issues and challenges in areas such as Housing and Energy, Transport, Circular Economy, and Land, Nature, Food and Farming. These diverse topic areas require tangible actions, through targeted projects, case studies and exemplar initiatives and the development of fiscal mechanisms and incentives. The presentation slides for the key note speech by from Dr Sam Hampton (University of Oxford and University of Bath) "Collective action and behaviour change to tackle the climate crisis" can also be read here. Dr Sam Hampton Conference Key Note Speech 18.5.24 .pptx Download PPTX • 11.01MB We’re continuing to work on all the conference outputs, so please let us know if you’d like to get involved. We’re working on the creation of a climate coalition, with a programme of work over the next three years. We’ll keep you updated as these plans develop over the next couple of months. Finally, we have a great opportunity right now to use our voices to influence change. We can lobby election candidates and use our votes to encourage the new Government to take action on the Climate and Nature crises. Let’s do it! Previous Next

< Back Shropshire residents ask National Trust AGM to support the Climate and Nature Bill Jamie Russell and Dougald Purce 2 Nov 2024 Ask your MP to support the Climate and Nature Bill too On 2 November two Shropshire residents participated in the National Trust’s AGM representing a member’s resolution for the Climate and Nature Bill (CAN Bill). Jamie Russell from Shrewsbury (seconded by Dougald Purce, also from Shrewsbury) proposed that the NT support the bill. The CAN bill has been reintroduced in the House of Commons by Lib Dem MP Roz Savage, and is heading for its second sitting in parliament on the 24 January 2025. If successful, it would bind the UK Government to delivering on its international agreements and treaties on mitigating biodiversity loss and climate change, for instance, pledges made with the Paris Agreement at COP21. National Trust members overwhelmingly supported the resolution. This is at a critical moment in the bill’s progress through Parliament: it needs 102 MPs to turn up and vote for it on its second reading. Ask your MP to support the Climate and Nature Bill this month You can help the CAN Bill by writing to your local MP. The CAN website helps people create letters: to our local MPs who are already supporters of the CAN Bill (Julia Buckley, Labour, Shrewsbury and Helen Morgan, LibDem, North Shropshire) and local MPs that have not yet agreed to support it (Mark Pritchard, Conservative, The Wrekin, Stuart Anderson, Conservative, South Shropshire, Shaun Davies, Labour, Telford). Groups that want to get more involved in the CAN campaign can use this pack of resources which has lots of ideas, including template press releases, downloadable materials and a pack of social media resources . Previous Next