Within the EU, Britain can take the lead on tackling climate change | Letter from John Gummer, Chris Huhne, Adair Turner and others

Letter from John Gummer, Chris Huhne, Adair Turner, Craig Bennett, Tom Burke, Amy Cameron, Michael Jacobs, John Sauven, Matthew Spencer, James Thornton and Crispin Tickell

Britain has shown great diplomatic leadership on climate change and successive governments have had a major influence on action to decarbonise the world's economy. We believe that the UK's standing as an international climate leader could recede within months if we were to leave the EU.

Membership of the EU has enabled the UK to punch above its weight. It has given us a platform to influence not only the climate commitments of our European neighbours, but also those of the US and China. In the last European parliament, all countries agreed to follow the carbon reduction trajectory set by the UK for the next 15 years.

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