MP Signs EDM 832
/Last week, the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill Alliance thanked Alan Brown MP for joining [63] other MPs in signing the House of Commons resolution, Early Day Motion 832, in support of the Bill.
The new legislation - known as the CEE Bill - was drafted by expert scientists, lawyers and academics, and sets a viable pathway for the UK to follow by:
Requiring the Government to ensure that the UK reduces greenhouse gas emissions in line with its legally-binding international obligations to limit global heating to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
Requiring the Government to protect and restore habitats, woodlands, wetlands and the wider natural world
Establishing a representative Citizens’ Assembly to involve people from all parts of the UK in deciding which policies are needed to avoid irreversible environmental damage.
Supporter of the CEE Bill, Alan Brown MP said: “Climate change is very real and the most serious issue facing the planet. I will do all I can to help enact the CEE Bill before the UN climate conference in Glasgow next November. The CEE Bill is a great opportunity to bring climate action and restore the natural world. It offers a viable route to tackle the environmental crisis. I am calling on the Prime Minister to ensure the Bill becomes law.
“I was delighted to sponsor EDM 832: Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill which draws parliament’s attention to the bill.
“In my role as SNP Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change it is imperative I support any progressive and logical action to try and preserve the planet the best we can. At this moment we are seeing a rapid decline in our climate. From wildfires in California to the Antarctic melting away, we simply cannot sit on our hands and let this happen.
“If the UK has any hope of achieving net zero by 2050 then we must act now. Of course, the Scottish Government have the target of getting to net zero five years earlier in 2045 and are well on course to achieving this.
“With the UK set to co-host the UN Climate Change Conference in 2021, this Bill calls for the Westminster Government to play their role in the collective goal limiting global temperatures to 1.5°C.
“It highlights a number of ways this can be achieved; by taking account of the UK's entire carbon footprint, including consumption emissions released overseas as a result of goods manufactured abroad for use in the UK - as well as protecting and restoring our ecosystems".”
Dr. Amy McDonnell, from the CEE Bill Alliance, said: “The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that any increase above 1.5°C will have disastrous effects on our planet, causing sea levels to rise, the loss of homes for millions of people and irreversible damage to Earth’s natural systems. The Bill is the UK’s best and last chance to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5°C commitment and limit the impact of catastrophic climate change.
Ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow next November (COP 26), MPs must ensure that Britain fulfils its international obligations and prevent runaway climate change. All of us need to be involved in choosing the best solutions, and that’s why a Citizens’ Assembly is essential.”
