Dundee LibDems slam Labour and Tories on climate change

6.07.00am BST (GMT +0100) Fri 11th May 2007

Dundee LibDems slam Labour and Tories on climate change

News that earlier this week, a Liberal Democrat action plan to tackle climate change was voted down by Labour MPs in the House of Commons, as the Conservatives sat on their hands was slammed today (Friday 11th May) by Dundee Liberal Democrats.

The motion, proposed in an opposition day debate led by Shadow Environment Secretary Chris Huhne MP, included proposals for annual emissions targets, green taxes, and tough new efficiency standards for buildings.

Chris Huhne said, "Climate change is the great challenge of our times.

"We need to tackle it with urgency because any carbon emitted into the atmosphere has a long life - a century or more. Yet far from delivering cuts in carbon emissions, the Government have presided over increases in them since 1997."

Locally, Dundee LibDem councillor for Strathmartine Ward, Cllr Helen Dick said, "Neither the Labour government nor the Conservatives proposed a serious alternative to the Liberal Democrat plan. Only the LibDems offer a viable proposal on climate change."

Related Link:

House of Commons - Opposition Day Debate - Climate Change.