Press release
Floods highlight need for urgent climate action
26 November 2012
Commenting on the devastating floods that have hit parts of the UK, Friends of the Earth's Policy and Campaigns Director Craig Bennett said:
"As the international climate talks kick off in Doha, the floods that are currently devastating parts of Britain should be a wake-up call on the need for urgent action.
"Experts predict that climate change will trigger more frequent floods in the future, creating further havoc across the UK.
"These floods show how wrongheaded George Osborne is when he talks only about the costs of tackling climate change. The misery that thousands of families are experiencing today is a reminder of the far bigger costs we all face of failing to cut emissions.
"The Government must show leadership and move quickly to slash UK emissions and help protect us all from the threat of increasing global climate change."
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Last modified: Nov 2012
