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Climate change plan should start at home
Submitted by BigGreenSwitch on Thu, 23/10/2008 - 09:41. Talking Pointshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/23/climatechange-carbonemissions
Last week the government took a major step forward in the fight against climate change by committing to cut UK emissions by 80% by 2050 (Leaders, October 20).
Action to cut emissions is urgently needed to lessen the impacts of climate change on the world's poor. Next Tuesday MPs will be voting on the climate change bill, which will set the 80% target on the way to becoming law.
However, there is a flaw in the bill; the target does not need to be met by cutting emissions in the UK. Instead, the government envisages buying its way out of much of the problem by purchasing offsets from poorer nations, while continuing to emit in the UK.
MPs need to vote for an amendment to the climate change bill which ensures targets for reducing emissions are met primarily through action in the UK. To head off climate change without compounding its injustices, countries such as the UK must show it is possible to switch to a low-carbon economy and cut our emissions by at least 80%. In addition we need to help finance clean development in poorer countries.
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