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Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fund the construction of a sea wall surrounding the whole of Great Britain

Closed 32 signatures

What the petition asks

With rising sea levels and coastal erosion rates in Britain some of the worst in Europe it's about time funding is secured to build a sea wall looping around the whole island of Great Britain to protect communities near the sea.

With a coastline of 12.4 thousand km a sea wall could cost £89Bn.
This problem is a national issue and would require major construction works to complete such a project as this proposed sea wall to protect neighbourhoods and sites such as nuclear power stations from rising sea levels and coastal erosion.

Timeline

23 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
23 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 32
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 23 Mar 2020
Closed 23 Sep 2020

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