Energy and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Part of Debate on the Address – in the House of Commons at 11:32 am on 27 May 2010.

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Photo of Christopher Huhne Christopher Huhne Liberal Democrat, Eastleigh 11:32, 27 May 2010

If I may make a little progress first, I will happily give way again.

It is because of the urgent need to deal with climate change that we are committed to making this Government the greenest ever by taking that urgently needed action at home and abroad. This is not merely an aspiration; it is essential. The actions of this Government in this Parliament will define our ability to combat climate change in the decades to come. That is why, in the first week of the new Government, the Prime Minister announced that Departments would reduce their carbon emissions by 10% in the next 12 months-an early indication of our intention to take real action rather than merely setting meaningless targets.