Bath MP Don Foster voted for the improved Climate Change Bill, but expressed his concerns that it still lacks ambition and practical solutions to the problems we face from climate change. 

Don said that although the Government is talking tough, this Bill still lacks the practical ambition to make the changes required.  The Bill includes too many backdoors and technicalities which the Government will seek to exploit. 

Lib Dems have long campaigned for an 80% target for 2050 and the inclusion of the aviation and shipping industries. Don is pleased that they have both been included in the Bill, but the Government admits that aviation and shipping won’t reach the 80% target, so other industries will be taking a bigger hit. 

This is a huge challenge, and Liberal Democrats are already working on ways to further utilise renewable energy sources so that we can meet the 2020 emissions target.  It is time for the Government to stop talking and offer some practical solutions – such as by stopping Heathrow expansion.