Make denial of man made Global Warming a crime

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The evidence of man made global warming is accepted by both the scientific community and the international one. The IPCC has reported that we have until 2030 before we reach a ‘point of no return’ if we wish to limit the damage of extreme warming. Some people are describing this as a Climate Crisis

The propagation of the denial of the evidence of man made global warming has severely curtailed support for the political measures required to solve this crisis, and whilst censorship should never be taken lightly, in extreme cases, where great harm will be caused to a community through the expression of certain opinions, there is precedence for creating laws to curtail their publication and broadcast.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take. We aren't sure what you would want to constitute climate change denial or exactly what behaviour you would like criminalised.

You could start a new petition setting out clearly what actions you would like to be against the law.

Timeline

24 Apr 2019	Petition opened for signatures
23 May 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 May 2019

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