Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
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Matthew Pennycook MP, the MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, has not yet pledged to support the Climate and Nature Bill.
Will you write to Matthew Pennycook MP and ask them what they are doing to tackle the climate and nature crisis in Greenwich and Woolwich?
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I’m writing as your constituent and a supporter of Zero Hour to discuss the growing impacts of climate change and ecosystem breakdown on us.
The evidence has been clear for some time, but these impacts are no longer distant stories from elsewhere. They are happening here, now. Food prices are staying high because harvests are getting worse year after year. Flooding and extreme heat are affecting daily travel, local infrastructure and people’s livelihoods. These pressures are making the cost-of-living worse for millions of people.
The recent Government national security assessment on global biodiversity loss and the collapse of ecosystems shows just how serious the risks are. It warns that all critical ecosystems are heading towards collapse, with some at risk as early as 2030. These warnings need to be taken seriously. The report says that the UK response will rely on delivering its promises under the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), but progress is slow.
The GBF is an excellent framework to halt and crucially, reverse, biodiversity loss, but many of its targets are missing, or only partly included, in current UK law. For example, Target 2 calls for the restoration of 30% of degraded ecosystems. Yet our laws only require us to restore or create just 3.8% of wildlife-rich habitats in England alone. It’s disconnects like this that make the security chiefs' warning even more concerning.
But it goes far beyond just nature. At the recent National Emergency Briefing last November, experts explained how health, security, climate, nature, extreme weather and the economy are all closely linked. This means that impacts cascade; for example, if ecosystems collapse, food security, our health, and the economy all suffer. An integrated crisis demands an integrated response.
Last year, the Government had the chance to act decisively and put our commitments from the GBF and Paris Agreement firmly into UK law, with the cross-party Climate and Nature Bill. But they failed to support it. This would have meant we have a joined-up strategy that recognises and responds to the interconnectedness of the challenge. Without a major rethink in our approach, I fear that we will remain unprepared, just as the UK intelligence chiefs have warned.
In case you have not seen either of the national security assessment or the National Emergency Briefing, you can find them here:
1) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security
2) https://www.nebriefing.org/briefings/national-security
With the evidence clear, I, alongside many in our community, are worried about the impact on our lives.
As my MP, will you: (1) read the briefings outlined above; (2) write to me setting out how you will work to protect our constituency from the devastating impacts they describe; and (3) explain what adaptation strategy is in place for our constituency to prepare for climate change and ecosystem breakdown?
I look forward to hearing from you.
