The Government’s new vision for a global climate deal is published today and explains that prosperity and carbon reduction can go hand in hand to grow the world economy.
Paris 2015: Securing Our Prosperity Through a Global Climate Change Agreement explains why a global climate deal is needed, why it is good for the UK and what it needs to look like when it is finalised in Paris next year.
The document says that acting now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can help prevent the worst effects of climate change and bring significant benefits to all countries. A global deal would make tackling climate change much easier as it would give a decisive political signal that the future is low carbon, opening new markets and reducing technology costs.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said: “You can go green and continue to prosper and develop – that is the strong message we will be taking to the global community in the coming months.
“There is an increasing political will from big and small countries alike to tackle climate change both through domestic action and in the international negotiations. And it is not just governments who want a deal, there is wide spread support from businesses, NGOs and campaign groups both in the UK and internationally.”
The Paris 2015 document will be launched today at a joint event hosted by Aviva Investors and the Department Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in the City to an audience of business leaders and NGOs.