The Rainbow Warrior in front of Kent Flats wind farm © Will Rose / Greenpeace.
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Just a quick one to let you know that we've just left Southend pier and are heading towards Chatham, to pick up the leaders of the UK's most important development, faith and environment groups - including the Women's Institute, Oxfam, Tearfund and RSPB - representing four million people.
From Chatham, we'll be sailing towards Kingsnorth, where the directors will sign a declaration saying: "Four million strong, we say no to dirty coal power stations, and yes to a clean green renewable energy future". The declaration will then be taken to Kingsnorth by one of our inflatable boats and delivered by hand to E.on staff.
More soon - in the meantime, have a read of why the UK's most important development, faith and environment groups are all asking the government to say no to unabated new coal, and yes to clean energy:
Oxfam's Martin Kirk:
"The world looks to rich countries like the UK to lead the way towards a low-carbon future - not one blighted by coal. Only by showing alternative ways of developing can we expect other countries to follow. Failure to do this will be to the detriment of millions of poor people whose lives are already being turned upside down by climate change."
The Women's Institute's Ruth Bond:
"The WI is on board the Rainbow Warrior today to call for green energy decisions to be made now to protect our future. Women across the world are being hit hardest by climate change and have a key role to play in helping their families and communities adapt. Now is the time to show commitment to renewable energy in the UK which will lead the way for the rest of the world to follow, providing cleaner and safer options for households in poor countries."
The RSPB's Graham Wynne:
"The government has a choice. It can start a green economic revolution by investing in energy efficiency, renewables and carbon capture and storage. Or it can sanction dirty coal developments like Kingsnorth. Coal-fired power stations without carbon storage will destroy our chances of meeting the new 80 per target for emissions cuts. The future of our natural environment rests on decisions like this."
Tearfund's Laura Webster:
"Going ahead with unabated coal-fired power stations undermines the government's commitment to an 80 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050. It is a complete distraction from investment in energy efficiency measures and renewable energy. Reducing our carbon footprint is a matter of justice. Such contradictory polices show little concern for the poorest who are hit hardest by climate change."
Stop Climate Chaos Coalition's Ashok Sinha:
"Boosting renewable energy instead of continuing to use dirty coal for electricity is one of the most important ways to help prevent global warming spiralling above the 2°C danger threshold.
"4 million people strong, the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition urges our Government to invest in a British renewable energy industry which will help us achieve big cuts to the UK's carbon emissions, generate billions of pounds of business, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and help put us in charge of our own long-lasting, safe and reliable energy supply."
