Church agency praises government minister on climate issues
-28/09/06
Often a tough cr
Church agency praises government minister on climate issues
-28/09/06
Often a tough critic of lack of government action on environment and development questions, the UK-based international relief and development charity, Christian Aid, yesterday (27 September 2006) warmly welcomed the speech by Environment Secretary David Milliband at the Labour party conference in Manchester.
Christian Aid, which has recently reported that 180 million poor people could be at risk from climate-change induced diseases, said that Mr Milliband has shown a real grasp of the importance on the developing world of tackling climate change.
ìIt is absolutely right that Britain, which is a major emitter of dangerous greenhouse gases, has woken up to the fact that the atmosphere recognises no boundaries and that what we do in Britain can harm poor people,î said Andrew Pendleton, Christian Aidís senior environmental policy analyst.
He added: ìMr Millibandís recognition that we all live on one planet is extremely welcome and we applaud the fact that he is now taking action on cutting UK carbon emissions as well as urging a Carbon Fund for Africa.î
ìIt is only by adopting a twin-track approach of cutting our own dangerous greenhouse gases at the same time as encouraging a low carbon development in poor countries that we can create an environment in which poor countries can flourish,î Andrew Pendleton declared.
[Also on Ekklesia: Christian agency proposes new way of living to survive climate change 27/09/06; White band makes comeback for global month of action 27/09/06; Mass London demo on climate change planned 27/09/06]
Church agency praises government minister on climate issues
-28/09/06
Often a tough critic of lack of government action on environment and development questions, the UK-based international relief and development charity, Christian Aid, yesterday (27 September 2006) warmly welcomed the speech by Environment Secretary David Milliband at the Labour party conference in Manchester.
Christian Aid, which has recently reported that 180 million poor people could be at risk from climate-change induced diseases, said that Mr Milliband has shown a real grasp of the importance on the developing world of tackling climate change.
ìIt is absolutely right that Britain, which is a major emitter of dangerous greenhouse gases, has woken up to the fact that the atmosphere recognises no boundaries and that what we do in Britain can harm poor people,î said Andrew Pendleton, Christian Aidís senior environmental policy analyst.
He added: ìMr Millibandís recognition that we all live on one planet is extremely welcome and we applaud the fact that he is now taking action on cutting UK carbon emissions as well as urging a Carbon Fund for Africa.î
ìIt is only by adopting a twin-track approach of cutting our own dangerous greenhouse gases at the same time as encouraging a low carbon development in poor countries that we can create an environment in which poor countries can flourish,î Andrew Pendleton declared.
[Also on Ekklesia: Christian agency proposes new way of living to survive climate change 27/09/06; White band makes comeback for global month of action 27/09/06; Mass London demo on climate change planned 27/09/06]