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Councils must do more to tackle climate change
7 December 2007
Councils can play a major role in tackling climate change, but many have failed to put appropriate strategies and action plans in to place, a new report by the Local Government Association Independent Climate Change Commission says today (Wednesday).
Friends of the Earth's climate campaigner Martyn Williams said:
"Climate change is the biggest threat facing humankind, and local authorities have a crucial role to play in tackling it. But is seems that too many are failing to take this issue seriously. The Government must give councils the power and resources to make major cuts in UK emissions, and introduce legislation to ensure that they do it. They must stop dithering and take urgent action now.
"The Government is making things more difficult for local authorities by forcing through climate-damaging policies such as motorway-widening, airport expansion and a major house-building programme. Ministers must urgently review these policies, as well as strengthening its proposals for a new climate change law."
Friends of the Earth's climate campaigner Martyn Williams is speaking at the LGA/ Energy Saving Trust Conference - 'Climate Change: Your Council, Your Climate, Your Action' - in Leicester on Wednesday, where the report will be launched.
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Last modified: Jun 2008
