Climate bill consultation - Response by the World Development Movement

WDM welcomes statutory targets for reducing the UK’s contribution to climate change. That said, WDM has a range of concerns relating to whether the proposed content of the bill. This document is based on the questions set out in the consultation document. WDM has not attempted to answer all the questions; instead we have concentrated on the following: The government is absolutely right to set unilateral targets; The focus of the bill solely on CO2 emissions and not on the UK’s overall contribution to climate change could create a major problem for the future; including ‘international action’ within the scope of the bill creates a significant loophole; The UK government has rightly stated that its goal must be to prevent what has become known as ‘dangerous climate change’. The objective of staying within the 2°C threshold should be clearly stated and made a central part of the bill.