Harrogate and Knaresborough MP backs landmark bill to put UK back on track to meet climate and nature commitments

Local MP, Tom Gordon, has backed a new landmark bill that would put the UK back on course to meet its international climate and nature targets. 

If passed, the Climate and Nature (CAN) Bill would update the UK’s climate and environmental legislation in line with commitments that the Government has already made internationally—first, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with limiting global heating to 1.5°C—and second, to reverse nature loss by 2030.

By doing so, it would put the UK back on track to meet its climate and nature commitments and has already attracted the support of major figures such as Chris Packham, Deborah Meaden, and former net zero tsar Chris Skidmore who said the government should enact this “Climate Change Act 2”.

The legislation is to be introduced by Lib Dem MP Roz Savage, who holds four World Records for ocean rowing, including first woman to row solo across three oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian.

Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, Tom Gordon, said:

“Over the past three months I have been contacted by countless people from across Harrogate and Knaresborough about how worried they are about the future of our environment. They want to see action to tackle this crisis. 

“That’s why I am extremely proud to back Roz’s bill which represents our best chance of protecting our natural environment and building the industries of the future. I am so pleased that she has chosen to use her private members’ bill to bring forward such an important piece of legislation.

“After years of the previous Conservative government’s failure to live up to our international obligations, this bill can put the UK back on track to meet our commitments and give the next generations the security that they deserve.

“This is an historic opportunity that we cannot pass up. I hope that the Labour Government will back this bill and not continue to allow our young peoples’ future to be placed in jeopardy.”

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