Cameron, Clegg and Miliband sign pledge to tackle climate change
by The Daily Eye Team February 18 2015, 11:07 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 43 secsThe UK?s Prime Minister, deputy Prime Minister and leader of the opposition have committed to working together to battle climate change. The cross-party pledge commits the leaders to seek a strong global climate deal in Paris this year; limiting global temperature to a less than 2?C rise. The agreement also sees all three major party leaders commit to end the use of unabated coal in energy generation and accelerate the transition to a competitive low-carbon economy. ?Reacting to the cross-party consensus on climate change and the signing of the pledge, former vice president of the US, Al Gore said: "This agreement represents inspiring leadership and true statesmanship by all three men. The political courage it represents on all sides is exactly what our world most needs in order to solve the climate crisis. Thank you! Thank you! And thank you!"