No new coal: take action

30,000 people could be forced from their homes as climate refugees if the plans for a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent get the go ahead.

The world’s poorest people will be worst affected, even though they leave smallest carbon footprint.

• On current trends, an estimated 10 million people will be forced to leave their homes permanently by 2050 because of the UK’s contribution to climate change
• The effects that climate change will have on the world include more and worse cyclones; flooding; drought; and sea level rises that will force people to leave their homes

Urgent measures by the UK government could still prevent tens of millions of people from losing their homes. These people have done little to contribute to climate change, but they will suffer the worst consequences. This is a scandal and must be stopped, starting with saying no to new coal and Kingsnorth.