Environment Agenda: Holyrood 2016

Today at its annual green fair, St John's Church, Edinburgh, launched Environment Agenda. This campaign asks candidates in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections to make an environmental issue one of their headline manifesto pledges.

The aim is to get debates about how to tackle climate change and biodiversity decline onto the political agenda.

Sarah Boyack MSP, Shadow Spokesperson for Environmental Justice, wrote in support of the campaign,

"I think people underestimate the impact of writing to their political representatives. If I get around 10 emails I know there's interest in an issue and I'll check it out. If there are hundreds I'll know it's a big campaign and I'll make sure my party takes note. With the upcoming Paris Talks in December Eco-Congregations can really have an impact when they mobilise their members."

At the launch event, congregation members and visitors wrote over 60 postcards to party leaders and their local candidates.
We hope this campaign will be taken up more widely by Eco-Congregations, Scottish environmental groups, and individuals.

To get involved you can:

1. Come in to St John's Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh (open all day) and write postcards.
2. Post the image below to candidates' facebook pages and twitter feeds (#EnvironmentAgenda). Links to party leaders and Edinburgh constituency candidates are given here.
3. If you would like to distribute postcards at an event or to your members, contact eleanormharris@gmail.com.

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