It takes a national campaign to pass new legislation, and that includes individuals, businesses – and councils! Read on to understand how your local council can help.

250 councils have already passed motions in support of the Climate & Ecology Bill. Technically, the Bill is the responsibility of MPs, not councils, but that doesn’t mean they can’t join in the calls for updated climate and nature law.

1) Check whether your council supports the Climate & Ecology Bill

Head to our allies page and check your council isn’t already supporting here. Remember: even if one level of local government (for example, your town or parish council) backs the Bill, another level (district, borough or county council) may not have passed a motion.

2) Find your local councillors

You can find out who your local councillors are using the website WriteToThem.com.

3) Contact your local council

Write to your local councillors using the resources listed below.

We’ve included a template letter that you might like to adapt for your purposes. And you can even include a draft notice of motion. Providing the wording in this way makes it clearer what we are asking of the council, and does some of their work for them, making it one less hurdle to get over. Finally, we’ve also provided a draft press release that you can send to local media outlets to publicise the passing of the motion.

• Draft motion and letter for councils to support the Bill
• Link to the Climate & Ecology Bill
• Draft press release announcing support for the Bill by a local council
• Share this video to your councillors: