Submission to the IDC - Sustainable development in a changing climate

WDM’s submission to the International Development Committee’s (IDC) inquiry into sustainable development in a changing climate. WDM focus on the following four points: The proposed Phulbari open-cast coal mine project in Bangladesh; The centrality of creating a low carbon economy in the UK to enable sustainable development in the global south; The unsustainable use of carbon; The need to halt the growth in aviation emissions from the UK, and the impact this would have on sustainable development in the global south.