A big day of 21 miles left us with little time to talk to the politicians who supported us between Kilmarnock and Glasgow. So I can only be left with the assumption that those listed below fully support our demands for at least an 80 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050 and to include all aviation emissions in the climate bill:
Ken McIntosh MSP who also passed on support for our march from Jim Murphy MP (Labour)
Patrick Harvey MSP
I hope Jim Murphy will follow-up his support by calling on the government to make the climate change bill stronger and voting for amendments.
Patrick Harvey MSP was a rare example of a politician going further than campaigners. He reminded us of the importance of year-on-year accountability within the Scottish and Westminster climate bills. It is no use just setting targets for 2050 – most politicians doing so will be dead by then. What we need to make sure happens is that emissions are being reduced year-on-year, something the UK is failing to do at the moment. Thanks to Patrick for that reminder.
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