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The UK Parliament: Pass a law to make Ecocide a criminal offence in the United Kingdom

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Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here's the link: http://goo.gl/sB4qPD

Here's why it's important:

Ecocide is the extensive damage to, or destruction or loss of ecosystems to the extent that the peaceful existence of the inhabitants of that territory is severely diminished. 

The current prediction for global temperature rise as a result of our continuing use of fossil fuels is that it will reach four degrees centigrade above pre industrial levels by the end of this century. It could rise even faster: methane gas is now escaping through cracks in the ice caps. Methane is twenty times more potent than C02 in trapping global radiation. 

This is likely to mean coastal erosion, loss of ecosystems, unpredictable weather patterns such that human food security will be severely compromised. 

The use of chemical agents such as neonincotinoids and depleted uranium have already had potentially disastrous consequences for pollinating insects and human health. 

We therefore ask our government to act now to ensure that the lives of future generations are protected by creating a sustainable economy where survival of people and planet is valued above the pursuit of profit.


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