The UK government today called for a global climate deal.
In a document launched today titled “Paris 2015: Securing Our Prosperity Through a Global Climate Change Agreement”, the government states that by acting now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the worst effects of climate change can be prevented.
Ed Davey, energy and climate change secretary, said: “You can go green and continue to prosper and develop – that is the strong message we will be taking to the global community in the coming months.
“There is an increasing political will from big and small countries alike to tackle climate change both through domestic action and in the international negotiations. And it is not just governments who want a deal, there is wide spread support from businesses, NGOs and campaign groups both in the UK and internationally.”
China began working on cutting down its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time in June last year, while the UK has a series of five-year climate emission reduction targets or carbon budgets, set a number of years in advance, to ensure it is on track to meet its legally-binding goal to cut greenhouse gases 80% by 2050.
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