Project Climate Vote: how the UK’s climate majority found its voice

The impact

And our efforts paid off! Together, we’ve built a powerful movement across the UK that has opened up conversations, empowered thousands to use their voice, and made politicians listen to the needs of the people and planet.

We now have a government that has promised to stop new oil and gas licences, and has a plan for rolling out green energy and warm homes. That is an incredible result.

Now, more than ever, our MPs know that they cannot ignore the climate crisis – because Climate Voters won’t let them! They’ve seen the posters in our windows, read our emails, and answered questions on the door on their climate and nature policies.

So much so that during the campaign, politicians even got in touch with Greenpeace directly to plead their climate credentials, after seeing how many of their constituents care about the issue.

And when the sun rose the day after polling day, the UK had three more Green MPs, while vocal climate sceptics including Jacob Rees-Mogg had lost their seats.

The Conservatives tried to win votes by attacking climate and nature policies, and it backfired spectacularly as they suffered record losses to Labour and the Lib Dems.

What’s next?

Now it’s time to turn these gains into concrete action, and protect what we worked so hard to build.

Those who profit from pollution are already lobbying the new government to drop its green commitments. It’s up to us to make sure the voices of progress and justice – our voices – speak much louder.

In Autumn (when politicians are back from their summer break), we’re aiming to make sure every single MP has a meeting with Climate Voters.

It will take a whole movement to hold the new government accountable to people and the planet. But thankfully, we know there’s a whole lot of us willing to do our part. Watch this space for more details!