‘Pressure’ governments on climate change

Thursday 01 June 2006

International legislators must keep pressure on governments to develop a co-operative agreement on global warming, UK Climate Change Minister Ian Pearson has claimed, during a speech at a meeting of Canadian and UK MPs. Last year’s Gleneagles Dialogue, agreed during the UK’s G8 presidency, was highlighted during the event as a way to create collaborative solutions aside from the formal UN negotiating process.

"Legislators from all countries have a vital role to play in tackling climate change, helping to formulate domestic policies to combat climate change, raising awareness and encouraging debate in their constituencies as well as holding their governments to account,” said Mr. Pearson.

Legislators from the G8 will be working with representatives from the governments of emerging economies to develop climate change strategies.

"If we want a serious discussion about climate change we need to involve the major economies of the G8, including the US, as well as the emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa,” added the Climate Change Minister.

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