Ed Miliband delivers defiant defence of Britain’s role in tackling climate crisis
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6YMV5)
In first annual statement, environment secretary fought back against climate deniers, but his rhetoric needs to stand up to mounting political pressure
Ed Miliband made a passionate and patriotic case for climate action in his first annual statement to parliament on the devastating impacts of global heating.
After laying out the uncomfortable, sobering facts" of the increasingly unstable climate we now face, he highlighted how the UK has led global efforts to bring emissions down including passing the 2008 Climate Change Act which was copied around the world, and being the first country to set legally binding nature targets.
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