October 2006
Monthly Archive
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Last month I went to see my MP, Bev Hughes, as part of the Big Ask campaign to lobby the Government to introduce the Climate Change Bill and put into law year on year 3% reductions in UK carbon emissions. After intense lobbying the Bill gained the support of the majority of MPs in the House, the majority of Labour MPS and the became policy of both the Lib Dems and Conservatives. Today in an unprecedented break with protocol the Environment Secretary revealed that a Bill would be included in the Queen’s Speech. This is a victory for the campaign and an important first step - however any legislation must include firm annual targets.
The announcement comes on the day of the publication of Sir Nicolas Stern’s authoritative report on the economics of climate change and mitigation. Stern, we are told, is to be despatched to the US to put the economic argument to the Bush administration, whilst in the UK Al Gore will become an advisor to the Government on climate change. (more…)
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