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Home > Ocean and Climate Petition
Ocean and Climate Petition

Our Blue Planet is on Fire

Sign the Petition to Help Save It

As the hosts of COP26, the UK government has a responsibility to make sure the ocean is at the forefront of climate negotiations. Sign the petition today to demand that the voice of the ocean is heard within the climate crisis.

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14,168of 80,000 signatures
7,695individuals
6,473school pupils

We are calling on the UK Government to ensure the ocean is at the centre of climate conversations at COP26.

We want all governments of the UK to recognise the importance of a thriving ocean, for the planet and people, and to utilise its capacity as a solution to the climate crisis. We are calling for:

1

Ocean rewilding and blue carbon habitat restoration

We want to see an increased investment, and associated targets, in ocean rewilding to allow blue carbon habitats to thrive and actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in order to achieve negative carbon emissions.

2

Implementation of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs)

We want to see the implementation of HPMAs to fully protect marine species from human disruption and to allow ecosystems to recover. We need marine areas where deep sea mining is banned, commercial fishing is prevented, oil and gas exploration is ceased and pollution inputs are tightly regulated.

3

Recognition of the importance of marine ecosystems for human wellbeing

We want governments at COP26 to acknowledge the pivotal role the ocean plays in sustaining economies and societal well-being and to ensure protection of coastal communities against the climatic changes we can no longer prevent, such as sea level rise and flooding.


Why is this important?

The ocean is under threat from human activity. Alongside the destruction caused by deep-sea mining, unsustainable fishing and pollution; climate change is causing ocean temperatures and acidity levels to rise dramatically. These changes are driving marine ecosystems and species to extinction and putting populations here in the UK, and across the world, at extreme risk.

Through protection and rewilding, marine environments can be restored to tackle climate change and help communities adapt to the climate impacts we can no longer prevent.

As the hosts of COP26, the UK government has a responsibility, to our blue planet and the populations who depend on it, to make sure the ocean is at the forefront of climate change negotiations. Sign the petition today.

Latest Individual Signers

Aaron E.about 2 hours ago
Angeline Q.about 2 hours ago
Laura G.about 4 hours ago
Malgorzata .about 5 hours ago
Aisling C.about 5 hours ago
Avis J.about 5 hours ago
Kelly H.about 6 hours ago
Liam D.about 7 hours ago
Carol E.about 8 hours ago
Rebecca F.about 8 hours ago

Latest School Signers

Rhos Street Schoolabout 4 days ago
Hightide Kayak Schoolabout 4 days ago
International School Suvaabout 5 days ago
The Polesworth Schoolabout 5 days ago
Ludlow C.E. Schoolabout 5 days ago
Planet Childcareabout 1 week ago
Holy Trinity C of E Primary Schoolabout 1 week ago
Oldfieldabout 1 week ago
Eastling Primary Schoolabout 1 week ago
Georgeham CofE Primary Schoolabout 1 week ago

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