Tuesday 24 July 2007

Do they all support us number 4

On Monday 23 July we had lunch with Gavin Strang MP (Labour). He was very responsive to our demands, publicly committing himself to support the need for at least an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050.

In conversation, he told me it was "ridiculous" that aviation is not included in the government's figures, targets or the climate bill. He had only realised this six months ago, and felt misled by the government when they use statistics which do not include aviation.

So that's two Labour MPs in a couple of days who have supported our demands on the climate bill. If it carries on like this, and Labour MPs follow through on their commitments, the government will be forced to make the climate bill stronger.

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