Let’s Act Now and Change Forever

This United Nations International Year of Co-operatives, we’re helping Co-op Members-owners and their communities connect together to build a better world, by participating in local events and national campaigns.  

Since 2021, we’ve been campaigning for Climate Justice. As global heating caused by human kind accelerates, we’ve been calling out the need for a faster, fairer transition to a cleaner and greener future. And it’s not just for the sake of our planet alone that it’s vital we see action from communities, businesses and governments around the world alike – but for people too. 

Fairness is too often overlooked in the debate about all the change that we so desperately need to see. That’s why we’ve called out the need for fairness for those living in poorer countries as well as those which are more wealthy, and fairness to be baked into the decisions we take today for the sake of the generations to come. It’s vital, too, that the opportunities for new skills and jobs that will be created in the transition to be made available to all, not just those from a particular background or place.  

As the debate on our approach to Net Zero becomes increasingly polarised, it only becomes clearer that a fair and just transition is something we need to work towards. It will take careful and deliberate effort if we are to seize the opportunities that lie ahead of us – work which we cannot delay if we are to avoid the worst of what’s to come if we don’t slow the advance of global heating and the collapse of nature around us. This is, perhaps counterintuitively, a message of hope – all of us have the opportunity to play a part in this work. 

That’s why, whenever we campaign, we know we bring about the most effective change when we work in partnership with others who share our views and our values. In a more turbulent world, and in challenging times, it’s more important than ever that we’re lift our voices together, calling on our leaders in every sphere to prioritise climate action. 

That’s why we’re excited to be co-operating with many partners and The Climate Coalition to organise a mass lobby of Members of Parliament in London on the 9^th July. Together we’ll be standing up for a future that’s fairer, healthier and safer for everybody; showing very clearly that we’re ready to see nature restored and climate change tackled. 

So, will you join us? 

We’re inviting all our member-owners to join us on the 9^th July, signing up here on the Climate Coalition website and writing to your MP to encourage them to meet you on the day. 

Want to join us but can’t make it that day? No problem – we’d encourage you to write to your MP to make sure they understand how important that taking action on climate change is all the same. Whether you’re a long-term activist or this will be your first time writing to your MP, find out more about all the ways you can get involved this summer here.