Action to tackle Climate Change

Under Margaret Thatcher, under Theresa May and now under Boris Johnson, British Conservative governments have led the way in the fight to tackle climate change.

  • It was under Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government that the UK became one of the first countries to call for global action on climate change and, since then, we have taken a leading role on the world stage. 
  • Under Conservative leadership, Britain became the first advanced economy to legislate for Net Zero emissions by 2050. 
  • We have already reduced emissions by a quarter since 2010 and boosted renewables to record levels.
  • It is disappointing to see the Guardian attacking this record using a methodology which fails to recognise any of these actions - focusing just on narrow and selectively chosen criteria designed to misrepresent the Conservative's position, which could be used to prove almost anything. 
  • Conservatives are determined to take action so that future generations will look back on climate change as a problem that was solved with the UK leading from the front, protecting our planet for centuries to come.

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