Blair's climate change record condemned
Tony Blair has prioritised climate change but few are impressed
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Wednesday, 25, Oct 2006 08:49
Just four per cent of the British public believe that prime minister Tony Blair has made good progress on the issue of climate change during his time in power, new research claims.
Despite calling at last week's EU energy summit for Europe to lead the way on climate change, a survey published today by the Stop Climate Chaos coalition found that David Cameron was the most respected of British politicians on the climate change issue.
The Conservative leader won 21 per cent of respondents' votes as the politician most concerned about the issue, compared to 15 per cent for Mr Blair. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell won seven per cent and chancellor Gordon Brown won five per cent in the same poll.
"This survey should be guaranteed reading for all politicians wanting to connect with their electorate and demonstrates that climate change has significantly risen up the political agenda," Ashok Sinha, director of Stop Climate Chaos, commented.
"Public concern about climate change is enormous, and I'm encouraged that nine out of ten take small steps to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions."
The Stop Climate Chaos coalition will hold a protest in London calling on the government to address issues surrounding the environment and climate change more directly on Saturday November 4th.