The Climate Coalition thanks everyone who took part in the For The Love Of… campaign and mass lobby in June:
“What a day it was. 9000 people spoke up to over 300 MPs, contributed to an amazing interactive art installation, and joined an inspiring rally. The message to leaders was loud and clear – act now to protect what we love from climate change. Check out our photo gallery to see everyone who joined us, from beekeepers to surfers, from snowboarders to nuns.
In case you couldn’t be there, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite moments of the day in our story in tweets and pictures, including what happened when we met the Minister responsible for climate change later in the evening. And we felt your support from afar – people around the country got behind the campaign, with #fortheloveof trending at #1 on Twitter in the UK!
We spoke up, and the government listened. The Energy & Climate secretary told us: ‘politicians can’t deliver on the ambition without the public saying ‘We need you to do this’. So I really welcomed the campaigning today… Perhaps not all MPs have engaged with this to the same level, but today they had to do so, and that was quite an achievement.’
2015 has the potential to be a momentous year on climate action, and we’re off to a spectacular start. There’s still time to take action – send your MP a message now.”