MORE than 30 Oxfordshire businesses have signed an open letter to the county's MPs, urging them to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill in Parliament.

Put together by campaign group CEE Bill Alliance Oxfordshire, it is hoped the letter will be signed in the lead up to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in November.

The CEE Bill would essentially commit the UK to following the scientific advice on tackling climate change and biodiversity loss.

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If adopted, it would oblige current and future governments to work to keep temperature rise within 1.5ºC and to act to restore habitats and ecosystems which remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

Businesses in Oxfordshire have signed the letter including Brakspear and Ella’s Kitchen but the Alliance is calling on more businesses to follow suit.

To sign up, email ceebillalliance.oxford@gmail.com or by visit facebook.com/OxfordshireClimateAlliance.

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