Petition · past parliament
Respond swiftly to climate change by planting 5 million trees.
Closed
62 signatures
What the petition asks
Planting trees is an immediate response to the rapid rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as trees are the lungs of the planet. Rapidly planting a minimum of 5 million trees would be a significant UK contribution to the destruction of forests around the world.
Timeline
| 22 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
62
Status
Closed
Opened
22 May 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.