Petition · past parliament
Get the UK's carbon emissions to net-zero by 2040.
Closed
68 signatures
What the petition asks
Set a strategy so that carbon emissions can be reduced to net zero by 2030, or by 2040 at the absolute latest as the current target of 2050 is too late
Children are concerned about the state the planet will be in when they are adults and want more to be done now to combat climate change.
Timeline
| 16 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
68
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Feb 2021
Closed
16 Aug 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.