This is event is being run by the Campaign Against Climate Change:
"Our current parliament is failing to respond to the Climate Emergency. We will convene an alternative parliament to respond with the degree of urgency required.
The Bills before Parliament will include measures for :
10% reductions in UK Greenhouse gases by the end of 2010 A million Green Jobs and emergency insulation program Banning all domestic flights by the end of 2010 A 55 mph national speed limit Halving (on average) the cost of public transport and terminating the roads program
Speakers will include Colin Challen (member of the other House), Darren Johnson (Chair of the London Assembly - Green Party), John Stewart (Chair, Airport Watch), Tim Helweg Larsen (Director, Public Interest Research Centre), Tamsin Omond (Climate Rush) and Chris Baugh (Assistant General Secretary, Public and Commercial Services Union)
Come to the People's Parliament ! All are welcome - just turn up and take your seat ( er.....on the pavement) Hear about what we could be doing in the UK now to avert climate catastrophe - and bring your own ideas !
The gap between what the science demands and what the politicians are offering is vast - whilst there are signs of faltering political progress (and much greenwash), the updated science gets more scary day by day.... See for instance http://climatesafety.org Add your voice to the demand for radical action now - we should not just be on the defensive saying 'no' to airports, new coal, road building etc.. etc.. we should be pushing forward our own positive agenda for real solutions to the climate crisis !
We in the UK cannot deal with this problem on our own but our best chance of influencing the critical international Climate Talks in Copenhagen at the end of the year is by committing to really radical measures here in the UK in order to lead by example. And the time to do that is RIGHT NOW
For more details click here.