Soaring temperatures worldwide, flash flooding in central London and increasing numbers of wildfires. These are just a few ecological disasters we are seeing as a result of climate change. It is painfully obvious we must act.
We need to be ambitious. It is only by working with every single nation across the globe that we can hope to take on this challenge.
Climate inaction is simply unacceptable. As president of COP 26, we should lead by example.
The UK can lead the world in climate policy. We are hosting the UN Climate Conference (COP 26) in November 2021. We must lead the world to do what is required: limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
However, the Conservatives are delaying action on climate change.
They have failed to provide us with a plan to reach net zero emissions. We have watched as they have slashed incentives to switch to electric cars or upgrade homes for greater energy efficiency.
Coming out of COP26, we want to see a major shift in energy consumption from fossil fuels to green alternatives.
At our conference today, our members came out overwhelmingly in favour of protecting our planet.
Here is what we want to do:
Read our new policy on Carbon Pricing
Using carbon has a price. We want to ensure that the price is fair to individuals and businesses and targets the biggest polluters.
We cannot continue as we are. The damage to our planet has already been done. We must call on the government to change its behaviour, change our economy and save our environment.
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