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Camp for Climate Action to target Kingsnorth power station
3 March 2008
The Camp for Climate Action, has today announced that this year they will be headed to Kingsnorth in Kent for a week of education, protest and direct action against the causes of climate change. Running from the 4th to the 11th August 2008, the camp aims to highlight both the dangers of expanding the fossil fuel economy in a time of climate crisis, and the dangers of relying on ‘false solutions’ such as agrofuels.
The camp gained global media attention for the issue of a third runway at Heathrow in 2007. To show they have not forgotten the issue of the proposed third runway, the 2008 protest will begin with a one day event at Heathrow, before marching across London to Kingsnorth. This year’s camp at Kingsnorth will be one of eight climate camps across the world, inspired by last year’s UK camp, all of which are targeting coal this summer.
Already campaigning on the issue of Kingsnorth power station, the World Development Movement has welcomed the news about Climate Camp. Director Benedict Southworth said:
“The Climate Camp will shine a spotlight on the proposed new Kingsnorth power station, and the collusion between the government and E.ON which is going on around it. If climate camp is anything like last year’s at Heathrow, Kingsnorth could be the site of a huge political mistake for the UK government.”
Climate change activists will converge on Kingsnorth power station where owners E.ON plan to build the UK's first coal fired power station in 30 years. Saturday 9th August has been named a 'day of mass protest and direct action' against Kingsnorth to highlight its impact on climate change. Moving from Heathrow to Kingsnorth highlights government and corporate collusion to expand the fossil fuel economy when the scientific consensus demands the opposite.
Natasha Edleman of the camp said: "Building a new coal-fired power station in the middle of a climate crisis is madness. The science shows that we only have a few years left to avert catastrophic climate change. That's why this year's camp will be at Kingsnorth. If it gets built then there are seven more power stations coming. This must be stopped."
The camp will bring together thousands of activists for several days of workshops and direct action. It will challenge businesses set to profit from false solutions to climate change such as agrofuels. A day of action targeting the agrofuel industry will be an integral part of the week long camp.
Charlie Owens of the camp said: "Biofuels have been proposed as a solution to climate change. But new studies confirm that they are just as dangerous as fossil fuels. And they create the illusion we can carry on as usual. In the end we can only stop climate change if we challenge the growth economy and start putting people and planet first."
For more information go to www.climatecamp.org.uk or call 07772861099 To take action against Kingsnorth now, go to www.stopkingsnorth.org.uk
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