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Local MP puts planet before party at national climate change rally
Local Lib Dem MP, Norman Baker, urged politicians and policy makers to set aside their political differences and put the issue of climate change before party politics when he addressed a crowd of thousands at the National Climate March in central London last weekend.
The local MP, who initiated the Cross-Party Consensus on Climate Change last year to try and find a common platform from which parties could work together on national measures to tackle climate change, was the second key speaker at the rally. Norman spoke to the rally about his optimism for future progress in the wake of the Stern Report and changing attitudes towards environmental issues amongst people in the US.
The rally took place outside the US Embassy only days before the International Climate Talks in Nairobi, Kenya at which world leaders have another chance to agree on the measures needed to tackle climate change and global warming.
Commenting on the rally Norman said:
"I am more optimistic than I have been for some time about the potential for political leaders to work together to tackle climate change. The Stern Report’s conclusions about the economic impact of climate change, coming as they do from a very well-respected economist, are very hard for the government to ignore. Even in America the mood is changing and we now need to be careful to distinguish between ordinary Americans, who are thinking increasingly progressively on environmental issues, and the current administration led by President Bush who is a disgrace to his party, a disgrace to his country and a disgrace to the planet.
"In this country however we need to face the fact that, if we are to do our bit in the battle against climate change then it is inevitable that difficult and politically unpopular decisions will need to be taken. As I told the rally on Saturday, it is now time to put planet before party."