Paul Walter

Lib Dems welcome Paris climate agreement

By | Sat 12th December 2015 - 6:54 pm

Commenting on the Paris Agreement Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron MP said :

The landmark agreement that has been reached in Paris must be welcomed as a vital step in combating climate change.

The Government must now urgently rethink its cuts to renewable energy which are undermining the achievements of Ed Davey and Liberal Democrats in the Coalition government in promoting green energy.

It is not good enough to go to Paris and sign up to ambitious targets whilst scrapping the schemes that will help tackle climate change back in the UK.

Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change spokeswoman Baroness Lynne Featherstone said:

This is an historic agreement in combatting climate change. Speaking with one European voice in these negotiations proved effective and shows that our EU membership is crucial in the fight against climate change.

I hope to now see the government reverse their cuts to renewable energy and make sure that we play our part in tackling climate change.

* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.

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3 Comments

  • Denis Loretto 13th Dec '15 - 1:55pm

    Amber Rudd had no answer to the powerful criticisms of her government’s current backtracking on green measures put to her on the Sunday Politics this morning, including the accusation that the Tories had lost no time in doing this “when they had got rid of the Liberal Democrats”. This is an issue which must be pursued to the maximum degree by our party. Ed Davey is no longer an MP but that does not prevent him from leading a strong campaign on this.

  • Tim13 13th Dec '15 - 2:54pm

    Denis
    Anyone watching a bit earlier would have seen Emily Maitlis on Marr asking her the same type of question, with clearly just as ineffective, out-of-her-depth answers!

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