Do they all support us number 21

In Farnham on Thursday night I got to speak alongside Jeremy Hunt, local Conservative MP and member of the Shadow Cabinet.

First of all we challenged Jeremy on the need for more than an 80 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050, rather than the government's target of 60 per cent.

Jeremy responded that the most important thing is for annual targets on the government to ensure emissions are reduced every year. He is of course right that there has to be annual accountability to ensure we are on track to meet long-term targets. A 60 per cent reduction means less than a 3 per cent cut every year, whilst more than 80 per cent means cuts of 4-5 per cent every year.

So I challenged Jeremy to commit to annual cuts of 5 per cent every year, something he was unwilling to do, saying the Conservative party has yet to agree its policy. He had phoned Peter Ainsworth, the Conservative Environment spokesperson, before our meeting who said that "the science is compelling" on the need for 80 per cent cuts by 2050 / 5 per cent cuts every year.

Jeremy Hunt was similarly unwilling to commit himself on the need to include aviation within the climate bill until the Conservative party do.

Jeremy's final words were ones I would agree with:

"This town could be so much nicer if we could return it to being friendly for people on foot. I hope people will look back on this period and ask 'how could they live like this?'".

To some extent the local people of Farnham already recognised that a low carbon world can be a better world. Local primary schools have a walking bus where kids walk to school as a group accompanied by two parents taking their turn. It obviously reduces carbon emissions, builds community and tackles obesity. So many little changes needed to make our world a better place.

Distance covered so far: 979 miles