Dundee Liberal Democrats slam Labour over carbon emissions in Government buildings (Dundee Liberal Democrats)

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Dundee Liberal Democrats slam Labour over carbon emissions in Government buildings

December 27, 2006 7:02 AM

Charlton slams Labour over carbon emissions in Government buildings

Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Wednesday 27th December) slammed the UK Labour Government after news that government buildings are emitting more carbon than ever before.

According to research by the Liberal Democrats, three quarters of government departments have seen their carbon dioxide emissions rise since 2000. The worst offenders are the Home Office and the Treasury, where emissions per square metre have more than doubled.

Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP, said, "The Government needs to go green, not brown. The Chancellor likes to talk about climate change, as he did in the pre-budget report, but he is not practising what he preaches. Given all the Chancellor's hot air, it is particularly ironic that the Treasury has seen a big rise in it's own emissions. Yet again Gordon Brown has failed to show the leadership on climate change which is needed."

Locally, here in Dundee, Liberal Democrat spokesperson Michael Charlton said, "It is very unimpressive that the UK Labour Government that claims to be leading the fight against climate change, has seen emissions in government buildings increase over the last few years. Labour has failed on climate change."