The new Department for Energy and Climate Change, headed up by Ed Miliband, has shuffled the fight against runaway emissions to its rightful place, its very own seat at the cabinet table, says international aid agency Tearfund.
The news, which has sparked excitement amongst climate change campaigners, means energy and climate change will sit within the same Whitehall ministry, a move that will hopefully make it much easier to ensure that key decisions made around the UK’s energy infrastructure do not undermine the UK government’s commitments to drastically curb emissions.
Tearfund Advocacy Director Paul Cook, said, 'This is great news, it makes much more sense to have both energy and climate policy together. Mr Miliband will certainly be met by an overflowing in-tray. If he could put the cancelling of plans to build new coal-fired power stations at the top of his to-do list that would be great.'
To arrange an interview or Climate Change briefing with Tearfund’s Advocacy director Paul Cook please contact The media team on 0208 943 7779 or Senior Press Officer Esther Williams on 07595 202 438.
Tearfund is one of the UK’s leading relief and development agencies, working in partnership with churches around the world to tackle the causes and effects of poverty.