Belfast Telegraph

Friday 26 December 2014

UK 'shouldn't front climate fight'

George Osborne: Britain shouldn't lead climate change efforts.
George Osborne: Britain shouldn't lead climate change efforts.

George Osborne has said he does not want Britain to be ahead of the rest of the world in fighting climate change.



It also comes after Ed Miliband pledged that Labour would freeze energy bills if it won the next election.











Friends of the Earth's executive director Andy Atkins said: "With the world's top scientists clearer than ever that human activity is causing climate disruption, George Osborne is showing a shameless lack of leadership.

"The Chancellor's policies are not only contributing to climate change, they're also undermining our economic future by keeping the nation hooked on increasingly expensive fossil fuels.

"The tragedy is that while our top academics and leading-edge companies develop innovations in areas like battery technology and environmental design, George Osborne constantly talks them down with his unambitious words and support for fracking.

"The UK led the world on industrialisation - if our children are to enjoy a safe, clean and prosperous future we should be at the forefront of the drive to decarbonise the world's economies."


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