Climate change agenda has sped along, but we must not lose sight of the need to protect households struggling to pay their bills
Storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires are an increasing part of our lives and I am in no doubt that man-made climate change lies behind this.
Our world is heating due to rising levels of carbon in the atmosphere and we must act to avoid irreparable harm, both to our communities and the natural world.
From the moment Margaret Thatcher grabbed the United Nations by the scruff of the neck and called the world’s attention to the dangers of global warming, the UK has led on this issue.
Since 1990, we have cut our emissions by almost 50 per cent while managing to grow our economy by 65 per cent. France, meanwhile has only managed a 22 per cent reduction, the United States none at all, and China’s has risen by 300 per cent.