UK becomes first parliament to declare climate emergency
[LONDON] Britain's opposition Labour Party on Wednesday called for "real action" after parliament became the first in the world to vote to declare a climate emergency.
"Thanks to pressure from the Labour Party, the UK just became the first country to declare an environment and #climateemergency," the party said on its Twitter page.
"Now it's time for real action to tackle climate change."
Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he hoped the vote "will trigger a wave of action from parliaments and governments around the world".
He hopes the move will increase pressure on the government and is demanding that the country takes action to help avoid more than 1.5 deg C of warming, requiring global emissions to be cut by almost half of 2010 levels by 2030.
The vote was taken following 11 days of protests organised by climate activists Extinction Rebellion that brought several London sites to a standstill.
Extinction Rebellion called the vote a "first step in the government telling the truth about the climate and ecological emergency."
"Pressure on our politicians will now increase as nothing but decisive action will suffice," they added.
AFP
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
Indian vote body tells X to remove Modi party video targeting Muslims, opposition
Inflation-hit Argentina has a new top banknote, worth just US$10
Trade between Singapore and Asean was at S$295.6 billion in 2023
One out of every 24 New York City residents is a millionaire
Private credit faces pain from high interest rates, Moody’s says
BOE postpones Long-Term Repo Operation due to tech issues