Today I’m speaking at the British Parliament in London. #FridaysForFuture pic.twitter.com/z5bvDz4TV8
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) April 23, 2019
He remarked:
Young people leaving their classrooms and lying down on the streets of London have given much needed profile to the climate emergency our planet is facing.
As we welcome the hugely impressive Greta Thunberg to Parliament – a sixteen year old who has led a global movement – I am doing my small part by leading a debate this evening on the related issue of the damage plastics are doing to our natural environment.
I’ll be pressing Ministers to make data about the contribution of plastic production and use to global warming.
The public is becoming more and more aware of the need to reduce waste as part of our efforts to be kinder to the environment, and I hope today’s events will help everyone to take notice.
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What a crying shame there is today no modern equivalent of the 1960s Young Liberals to be playing a leading role in the climate and wider environment crisis movement. What has happened to the cry of radical Liberalism?
Sorry Vince, but as a response to Greta Thunberg’s speech, a debate about plastics is like putting a sticking plaster on an arterial wound, say it how it is and declare it a climate crisis which crosses all parties and all of humanity.
For climate skeptics out there, look at the recent science (IPCC report) we need to act and we need to act fast!
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