{"id":502654,"date":"2010-04-01T11:23:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T15:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oxfam.org.uk\/applications\/blogs\/pressoffice\/?p=11918"},"modified":"2010-04-01T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T15:23:13","slug":"the-general-election-asking-the-climate-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/502654","title":{"rendered":"The General Election – Asking the Climate Question."},"content":{"rendered":"

We are now weeks away from an election, and we need climate to be a top priority of the next UK Government, whoever they are.\u00a0 To ensure this Oxfam has teamed up with some of the UK\u2019s biggest\u00a0environmental and\u00a0development charities to arrange \u2018Ask the Climate Question Time\u2019 (ACQ) events with local candidates in many key SW constituencies as a part of a national initiative in the top 51 marginal constituencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

. Following the failure of world leaders to agree a global climate deal in Copenhagen, the next UK government must play a leading role in revived international negotiations and we must ensure the EU does the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our aim is very simply to shout the loudest about climate change where the parties are listening the hardest.\u00a0 <\/span>Is there a hustings happening near you?\u00a0 <\/span>Check <\/span><\/span>http:\/\/asktheclimatequestion.org.uk\/<\/span><\/a> <\/span>and if you want to ask the climate question then you might want to take a look at some of our suggestions below:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What will you and your party do to\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.Take a leading role in making sure that the international climate change negotiations secure a fair, ambitious and binding deal? (One that keeps global temperatures below 2 degrees Centigrade and turns the so-far antagonistic negotiations into collaborative engagement)?<\/span><\/p>\n

2.Deliver the UK\u2019s fair share of the promised $30bn in short term financing to help poor countries adapt to climate impact and curb emissions? (Promised in 2009 Copenhagen Accord over 3 years, 2010 to 2012)?<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Show international leadership on generating the new finance needed to help developing countries curb emissions and adapt to climate change (Over and above the $100bn per year agreed by rich countries at Copenhagen)?<\/span><\/p>\n

Oxfam has produced lots of information and an action pack see http:\/\/www.oxfam.org.uk\/election<\/span><\/a> There is also lots of information on development and more questions on http:\/\/www.voteglobal.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Do get in touch if would be great to hear back from you about the responses you get – contact me on rjames@oxfam.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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