Stop Climate Chaos is a climate change coalition of environmental and international development nongovernmental organizations (

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) that was formed in September 2005. The coalition ran the "I Count" campaign in 2006–07 and organized 'The Wave', a campaign focused on the climatic impacts of energy production which took place on 5 December 2009, in the run up to the UN talks in Copenhagen. The coalition encourages individuals to enact their own approaches and to lobby the government of the United Kingdom for what they see as positive policies on

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. From 2005 to 2010 the director of the coalition was

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. There is also a Scottish secretariat called

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The I Count Campaign

The I Count campaign aimed to ensure that world leaders act on rising global greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep average global temperature increase to under 2 °C (3.6 °F) and avoid the more serious consequences of global warming. In 2006, the campaign focused on the lead-up to the Queen's speech, urging the Government to introduce a Climate Change Bill in the forthcoming Parliamentary session, including legally binding cuts in emissions (3% per year and 50% by 2050), and an annual '' carbon budget''. The I Count London Climate Change Rally was a demonstration in

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on November 4, 2006. It was attended by 20,000 to 25,000 people and was timed to coincide with the release of the

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, calling on the government to take more serious action to prevent damage from

. The event started with an initial rally at

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, outside the US Embassy, where

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, and Norman Baker addressed the crowd. The rally marched to Trafalgar Square, joining with an already assembled crowd. The campaign then focussed on the contents of the Climate Change Bill and criticised the initial proposals as failing to take into account the 2 °C 'global warming danger threshold'.

The Energy Campaign

At the end of 2008, with the climate change act through parliament, the coalition switched its attention to energy policy. The new campaign demands were for the government to boost investment in renewables and scrap plans for a string of coal power stations beginning with Kingsnorth. Via a pair of e actions on their website, thousands of emails were sent to

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and campaigners' local

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requesting energy policy to be rethought. The coalition are also working with

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team on their Not Stupid campaign.

The Wave

On 5 December 2009, people from all walks of life gathered in London and Glasgow to mark the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 which took place in Copenhagen. The aim was to rally the British Government and other members of other parties in the United Kingdom to ‘Quit Dirty Coal’, ‘Protect the Poorest’ and ‘Act Fair & Fast’ to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change. Reports of attendance vary from 40,000 to 60,000 people, which makes it the largest demonstration on climate change in the world to date.

Lobby of MPs

In November 2010, the coalition organised the "Big Climate Connection", a lobby of MPs regarding the Cancún climate summit and the forthcoming Energy Bill.

Members

The members of the coalition include: * Airport Watch * A Rocha *

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* Campaign against Climate Change * Carplus *

Christian Aid Christian Aid is the relief and development agency of 41 Christian (Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox) churches in the UK and Ireland, and works to support sustainable development, eradicate poverty, support civil society and provide disaster ...

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* Environmental Justice Foundation *

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* IFEES * Islamic Relief *

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* Medact *

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* National Union of Students of the United Kingdom * Operation Noah *

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People & Planet People & Planet is a network of student campaign groups in the UK. It is "the largest student campaigning organisation in the country campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment." Organisation Pe ...

* Plan B *

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* Road Block *

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* Scottish Action on Climate Change *

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* SCIAF *

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* SPEAK network * Surfers Against Sewage *

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* Tearfund *

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* Transport 2000 * UNA-UK * UK Youth Climate Coalition *

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* Womens Environmental Network * Woodland Trust *

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* WWF-UK * Youth Against Climate Change

References

External links

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