East Midlands Friends of the Earth has urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown and regional MP’s to stop ignoring aviation. The group wants the government’s new Climate Change Law to cover all sources of carbon dioxide emissions, including the UK’s share of emissions from international aviation and shipping. Mp’s will have the opportunity to vote on the law when it is debated in parliament later this month.

Friends of the Earth have led the campaign for a strong Climate Change law through ‘The Big Ask’ campaign. The law which is set to be introduced this summer is groundbreaking but only if it is strengthened sufficiently for the UK to play its part in tackling climate change.
The government’s proposed law does not count the UK’s share of emissions from international aviation and shipping, as if they don’t exist.
 http://www.thebigask.com
 http://www.rethink.airportwatch.org.uk
 http://www.foe.co.uk

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