Burnham commits to 2050 net zero target and working with others to reach theirs
Andy Burnham has said “Britain is back and ready to play its full part” in tackling climate change in a “new era” of leadership over the next decade as he addressed the UN Cop31 summit in Turkey.
Amid accusations that his Government is deprioritising the green agenda, the Prime Minister recommitted to hitting its 2050 net zero target and to working with other countries to reach theirs.
Attending the annual climate gathering for the first time as Prime Minister on Thursday, he warned that the “climate crisis is upon all of us now” after a “not normal” summer of extreme heat, wildfires and drought.
“The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it is upon us all now, devastating lives and livelihoods everywhere,” he said.
As far as Team Burnham is concerned, this isn't about the global climate and an imaginary catastrophe. By 2050, Burnham will be 80 years old and 2050 may as well be the next century or the realm of the Magic Faraway Tree.
It's an opportunity to be seen up there on a global bandwagon which still rumbles along even though it only has three wheels. Nobody knows where it is going anyway, apart from more expense, futility and global racketeering.
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