Zero Hour for the Climate & Nature Bill

Reclaiming the energy commons could help save this government From old flour mills to rooftop solar co-ops, community power should play a key role in lowering bills and rebuilding trust.

⚡ Community energy is hugely popular, but it's being held back.

📄 @cmmonwealth.bsky.social’s report has outlined exactly what the Government needs to do to empower communities, bring down bills and create a local energy revolution. Now’s the time to act.

👉 www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...

BELÉM: YET ANOTHER COP OUT Billed as a COP of “truth” and “implementation”, COP30, hosted in the heart of the Amazon, was poised to deliver many things. These included a transformation in climate finance, renewed ...

🌍 #COP30 said it would centre “truth” and “implementation”, but did it succeed? With no clear path to phase out fossil fuels or halt deforestation, many would say it fell short.

📝 Read our latest blog exploring the key takeaways—what worked, and what didn’t.

👉 zerohour.uk/copout

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🎄 We’re joining @biggive.bsky.social’s #ChristmasChallenge!

🗓️ From 2-9 December, every donation you make to Zero Hour's urgent climate and nature campaign will be DOUBLED! One donation—double the difference.

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Cost of the fossil fuel crisis in the UK Higher energy prices cost the United Kingdom £183 billion over the past four years, analysis by E3G and ECIU shows.

📈 The rise in energy prices over the past four years have cost the UK £183 billion. That’s more than the NHS’s annual £117 billion budget.

🤯 This is the cost of fossil fuel dependency. We urge the Treasury to listen to @e3g.bsky.social ahead of Wednesday's budget.

www.e3g.org/publications...

We've won the Belém Action Mechanism #BAM at the #COP30 climate talks. Our reaction.👇

📣 Olivia Blake, Climate & Nature Crisis Caucus Chair: “Reducing flood defence spending is not something I would be encouraging any area to do when we’ve seen one-in-100 year flood events happening much more. [Reform] will face angry communities if they do not take the right actions on these issues.”

Spain’s marine protected areas (MPAs) are still being decimated by bottom trawling.

We took legal action last year but Spain has issued more fishing licenses for bottom trawling inside these MPAs since then.

So we’re going back to court with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social to protect these zones.

YouTube video by Zero Hour: Climate and Nature Bill 🇧🇷 Pippa Heylings MP at #cop30 🌍

🇧🇷 The message from Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus Vice-Chair @pippaheylings.bsky.social at #COP30 is clear: solutions to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, both at home and abroad, must be integrated, people-led, and built on collaboration and consensus.

🌊 This week the #BBNJ’s landmark debate showed what can be achieved when MPs come together across party lines to address the interconnected climate and nature crises, and follows Government commitments to embrace the spirit of the Climate and Nature Bill.

📣 @rozsavage.bsky.social #CANBill

We need to ensure our elected officials are acting on the best intelligence when it comes to tackling the climate crisis . It's why I'm opening the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November , ensure your MP is attending at nebriefing.org

Young campaigners launch petition to support climate bill Cotswolds teenagers urge UK Government to back the Climate and Nature Bill as COP30 begins, calling for stronger climate action.

👏 Wonderful news! A group of youth climate and nature campaigners have launched a petition calling on the Government to support the #CANBill!

📣 "This petition means a lot to us as young people by giving us a voice so we can have a say in our future."

👉 www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/2562124...

🌿 “You can't buy back biodiversity.” We agree with #CANBill supporter, Neil Duncan-Jordan MP, at the Planning Bill debate. Nature isn't a nice to have, it’s all we have. Restoring nature must be at the centre of the Government's plans.

👏 Great to hear Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus Vice-Chair @chrishinchliff.bsky.social calling for amendment 40 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. We agree, nature and housing can go hand in hand—when done right—by putting people and nature above profit.

🔶 @rozsavage.bsky.social, #CNCC Vice-Chair, on amendment 40 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: “Choose clarity over confusion, evidence over ideology. We have the chance to choose a planning system that is efficient and fair—that's good for business, communities, wildlife and landscapes.”

🌍 Thank you to #CANBill co-sponsor and #CNCC Vice-Chair @alexsobel.co.uk—for championing integrated action to tackle the climate and nature crisis at #COP30, and for urging the UK to continue to show leadership, since the decisions made in Belém will shape the future of the planet.

Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.

🛢️ Fossil fuel emissions hit another record high in 2025. Governments keep talking #climateaction, but Big Oil keeps on drilling. Yes, solar’s booming in some areas, but fossil fuel interests are blocking the rapid and just transition that we desperately need. #COP30 #CANBill @zero-hour.bsky.social

🌿 Great to see residents in Pendle and Clitheroe met with Jonathan Hinder MP to discuss the importance of the Climate and Nature Bill—and the urgent action needed to tackle the climate-nature crisis.

🐝 To find out how to book your MP meeting, contact us 👉 zerohour.uk/contact #CANBill

⚡ We’re excited to announce that Dorset Council is backing the Climate and Nature Bill!

🐝 They join 384 councils across the UK calling for new, urgent, science-led legislation—bold enough to tackle the climate-nature crisis.

👉 action.zerohour.uk/council #CANBill

Understanding the Paris Agreement's 'Global Goal on Adaptation' The Global Goal on Adaptation is meant to increase adaptation efforts worldwide and enhance support for the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts.

❗With almost half the world’s population being highly vulnerable to climate shocks, #adaptation isn’t optional. As countries are working towards the Global Goal on Adaptation at #COP30, we urge the UK Government to be bold and fight for the integrated solutions we need to protect people and planet.

👏 In Stevenage, campaigners met with @kevinbonavia.bsky.social MP to discuss the importance of the Climate and Nature Bill—and the need for urgent action to tackle the climate and nature crisis.

🌿 Have you booked your MP meeting? Contact us to find out how 👉 zerohour.uk/contact #CANBill

🌿 As Antonio Guterres said at #COP30, we must increase investments in #adaptation. A nature-rich UK will protect against climate risks, create jobs, deliver for communities and build a resilient economy.

👉 Read our Nature-Rich UK report here: zerohour.uk/downloads/nature-uk-report.pdf #CANBill

I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .

@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧

We’re challenging Starmer on climate failure As Keir Starmer heads for Brazil, his government is failing to meet the challenge of global heating – so we’re taking legal action.

Read more here 👇

🚨 In 2024, Switzerland's climate policies were ruled to violate human rights. Now @goodlawproject.bsky.social is taking the UK Govt to court to ensure its policies are fit for purpose. Strengthening our targets and integrating our climate and nature plans via the #CANBill would make sure they are.

🔥 Is 1.5°C alive? Although Antonio Guterres warned we have already failed, reports show there is still a path back—if governments actually commit. This is why we need #CANBill: a joined-up, science-led plan to cut emissions and restore nature.

📰 @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🇧🇷 A great look ahead at #COP30 which, while we remain off-track, will focus on delivery.

But we fear without aligning NDCs to national legally binding targets, as in the #CANBill, we risk falling short. We urge the Govt to lead by example and put our promises into law.

👉 tinyurl.com/txvcz5at

🏆 Huge congratulations to @friends-earth.bsky.social and Parents for Future UK at the Big Syn International Film festival—winners of the Charity Film Award (people and planet category).

🐸 We’re thrilled that our film “Toadwatch” got a special shout-out for its nomination too!

🌿 At Zero Hour, we recognise the importance of a joined-up approach to climate and nature, so welcome the latest report by #CANBill supporters @britishecologicalsociety.org and @nationaltrust.org.uk, authored by Prof @pettorelli.bsky.social.

👉 Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/4n4yuj9j

📣 Keir Starmer: “The UK is all in. You don't protect jobs and communities by sticking with the status quo. You don't meet a challenge like climate change by standing still. You do it by embracing change, opportunity, and doing it together.” So why not back the Climate & Nature Bill? #COP30 #CANBill

🌎 António Guterres is absolutely right at #COP30, we agree: “The challenge is immense but the choices are clear. No one can bargain with physics. But we can choose to lead or be led to ruin. Stand with science, stand for justice, stand for future generations.” #CANBill