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Barry Gardiner warns that climate change threatens the economy’s ability to function. He points out that rising greenhouse gases make oceans acidic, hurting shellfish and corals, while solar power becomes cheaper and faster. He calls for shared, transparent action, protecting national parks and stronger shipping rules.

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Climate change is a threat to the conditions in which our economy can function at all.

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The road to the Paris climate talks has been paved across decades.

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Adaptation is the forgotten word of climate change.

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Climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather patterns and this means more floods.

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Doing nothing to stop national parks being drilled for oil isn't what climate leadership looks like.

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The costs of solar energy across the world have come down so fast that its growth as a cheap, clean energy source…

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As the cost of renewables plummets, the clean energy transition is increasingly driven by the business case.

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We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that are internationally recognised and respected. This will ensure shipping plays its part in the…

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Financial decision-makers at every level are recognising that fossil fuel investments risk their returns being undermined by stranded assets.

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We must commit to a positive programme of ocean recovery to combat the effects of climate breakdown, and boost our oceans' capacity…

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We're fighting for community energy initiatives, warmer homes and crucial flood defences - and fiercely opposing the Government's assault on renewables.

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As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and…

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In order to properly measure the impacts of climate change on our Financial system they must first be identified and disclosed.

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Poor decision making in government; the tragedy of short-term economic thinking; our national housing crisis: these are real 21st Century problems for…

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The Paris Agreement makes it impossible for any country or any sector to say climate change isn't their problem. It has created…

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The direct risks from climate change are obvious: as changing weather patterns cause extremes of flood and drought, hurricanes and typhoons. These…

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The media when it focuses on climate change at all, does so in terms of carbon emissions and how to reduce them.…

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You cannot send battleships in to stop the destruction of a rainforest. But you can spend money on clean technology transfer that…

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Climate change is real and anthropogenic; and the 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC has left the deniers little room for manoeuvre,…

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Science tells us we need to keep the majority of fossil fuels in the ground, and that we must urgently invest in…

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Addressing climate change globally promotes health, education and gender equality. Addressing it domestically secures U.K. jobs and sustainable clean economic growth; it…

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The problem with climate change has always been that whilst political timeframes and economic investment timeframes work on a 3-5year cycle, the…

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If government is so keen to let local people have a veto in stopping wind farms, why does it not allow local…

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Our view has been that unless stringent environmental tests can be passed by would-be frackers, then no fracking should take place.

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The most important thing to understand about Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change agreement is, whilst it undeniably damages the rest…

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Even if Trump leaves the Paris Agreement or the U.N. climate process entirely, the issue will be unavoidable at G7 and G20…

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Fracking locks the U.K. into an industry that is based on fossil fuels long after our country needs to have moved to…

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Labour's Climate Change Act and our other reforms, including the Green Investment Bank, have been the foundation for the huge growth of…

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It used to be an article of faith held across parliament that the government should be 'technology neutral' to achieve cost-effective decarbonisation.

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Climate change must be approached as an opportunity to transition our economy to a zero carbon future. Business understands this even when…

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Whether you're a banker or a botanist - the economic benefits of a clean energy revolution are compelling.

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The Paris Agreement is a highly significant step in tackling climate change - but a piece of paper will not save the…

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Acidisation isn't benign - like fracking, it can pose risks to groundwater sources, and runs counter to the urgency with which we…

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Climate change is a shared crisis - one that transcends politics and borders and must be fought collectively, justly and transparently.

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We have never believed that any potential future benefits from fracking make it acceptable for the government to bulldoze over the concerns…

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Climate change brings pressures that will influence resource competition between nations and place additional burdens on economies, societies and governance institutions around…

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We recognise the link between environmental failure and social injustice. When the energy sector is privatised and deregulated, it not only tends…

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Whilst the developed world may say it wants to see much greater commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this may only be…

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We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that are internationally recognised and respected. This will ensure shipping plays its part in the global transition…

After years of globalisation, disaffected populations have lost confidence that the system is fair.

Whilst the developed world may say it wants to see much greater commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this may only be politically feasible…

Like air pollution, flood risk is a threat that government should be protecting us against.

Our view has been that unless stringent environmental tests can be passed by would-be frackers, then no fracking should take place.