Lobby your MP
Research undertaken by CarbonNeutral Newcastle recently found that 90% of people in Newcastle and the North East think the UK government can influence and limit climate change.
A further 2/3rds of people in the North East think that Local Authorities can also influence or limit climate change.
Your local MP will be more likely to lobby and influence others if he or she believes that voters in their region feel passionately about a particular subject. One way you can help us achieve our goals is by passing on your thoughts on climate change to your family and friends or local politician.
- Send an email/letter to your MP
- Send a postcard to others
Sending a letter or email to your MP
By expressing your views to those with political influence, you can help stimulate the much needed change in policy on climate change, both locally and nationally.
We have just given you some key points to cover because we believe writing a letter which expresses your personal point of view is much more powerful than lots of people sending the same message repeatedly.
So please, put what we have written into your own words
So, to get going:
- Edit the letter template, print it out and send through the post to your MP to the given address
- Edit the letter template and email it to your MP
Or
- Answer the polls – we can use them as a tool for lobbying! (see the polls boxes to the right.)
- Send a postcard or ecard to your friends, family or colleagues... telling others is one of the best ways to help us pass on our message!