International Dark Sky Week 2023

Early day motion 1042, tabled 30 March 2023 by Caroline Lucas (Green). Signed by 14 members.

That this House celebrates International Dark Sky Week 2023 between 15 and 22 April 2023 and the ongoing campaign to reduce levels of light pollution while promoting better quality, community-friendly lighting; recognises the impacts from poor lighting and increasing levels of light pollution on the natural world, human health, society and carbon emissions; is concerned that global levels of light pollution are increasing by 10 per cent every year, leading to a doubling of brightness of the night sky every eight years; therefore considers it necessary to take decisive action to reduce levels of light pollution; and urges the Government to recognise light as an environmental pollutant by setting light pollution targets as a measure to reduce levels and impact.

Signatures by party: Labour 4, Scottish National Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.