Engaging your local politicians

This year, Great Big Green Week saw over one million people from communities across the country swapping together for good to protect and restore nature, lessen the impact of climate change and strengthen our communities.

This clearly demonstrates the huge public support for change that needs to be taken by our politicians to change the systems in which we live and work.

Great Big Green Week is a great opportunity to speak with your local politicians - MPs, councillors, Mayors - and tell them about how you can work with them to swap together for good. But it’s not the only chance to speak to your decision makers. The more our decision makers hear from us - about the work we’re doing and why it matters - the more they’ll champion these issues.

Save the date for Great Big Green Week 2026 to show our politicians how much we care about people, climate and nature, and ask them to take action.

Why engage your local politicians?

We’re all doing our part to reduce climate change and protect nature, but policy swaps are needed to benefit communities and the planet.

Your local MP has the power to swap old ways for better ways through legislative change to make our communities cleaner and greener.

For example, you could ask your local politician to swap fossil fuel subsidies for renewable energy investment. Or you could show them that your community would love to see better access to public transport – swapping cars for buses or bikes.

You can ensure all our key decision makers are well-informed about climate and nature issues, and aware that public support for action is both massive and mainstream.

Great Big Green Week is a powerful example of the broad and diverse support for action, and we can work together for good with our political representatives to bring about significant wins for people, climate and nature.

Why engage your local politicians?

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