Petition · Ministry of Justice

Make the climate emergency a lawful excuse in criminal cases

Closed 450 signatures

What the petition asks

Make the climate emergency a lawful excuse in criminal damage and other such cases.
We think that if the defendant is motivated by what we think is the urgent and all encompassing need to protect human life on Earth and do whatever they can to do this, then that is relevant to the case.

We think climate protests, although inconvenient, are vital to conserve life, so we feel the reasons for doing these actions are fundamentally relevant.

Timeline

13 May 2025 Petition opened for signatures
13 Nov 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 450
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 13 May 2025
Closed 13 Nov 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.