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Petition · past parliament

We demand that the UK government declares a climate emergency

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

With the threat of a 3C to 4C rise in temperature becoming a reality in our life times the people of Britain want assurance that the UK government will make climate change a priority. Declaring a climate emergency is the first step.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Declare a climate and ecology emergency, with urgent new measures and targets.

Timeline

30 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jun 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.