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Ask the climate question in Birmingham Edgbaston!

Last modified: 12 March 2010

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Voters in Edgbaston, Harborne, Quinton and Bartley Green are being offered the chance to ask the politicians vying to be their MP at the next election what they would do to tackle climate change and other environmental problems.  

Some of the UK’s biggest wildlife and people charities have joined forces to arrange a Question Time style event with local candidates.

Louise Pedersen from the RSPB’s Birmingham Office, said: “Climate change is the most serious challenge facing humanity and nature.  The only way we can stop it spiralling out of control is if politicians know that there is public support for action.

“In the UK, a General Election is the opportunity to give that message loud and clear.  The RSPB, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Greenpeace, Green Alliance, Oxfam, Stop Climate Chaos, Tearfund and WWF-UK have joined forces on this crucial issue to ask all their supporters to do one thing: Ask the Climate Question.”

Whether or not you have a question for your local candidates, the organisers are keen to see as many people at the event as possible to show the politicians the public care about environment issues.

It is also a chance to meet other local people who are passionate about nature and the need to take climate action.

The event will take place at 7 pm on 8 April at St. Mary’s Parish Centre in Harborne. There is no need to book, but for more information, or to submit a question in advance, please contact Louise Pedersen by telephoning 07912 406125, or e-mailing louise.pedersen@rspb.org.uk.

These events have proved to be very popular in the past so arrive early to make sure you get a seat.

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If you feel passionately that we need to make decisions today that will safeguard nature into the future, then please sign the Letter to the Future and together we can make the world a richer place.

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