MPs make history by passing Commons motion to declare 'environment and climate change emergency'
Source: Independent UK
MPs have passed a motion making the UK parliament the first in the world to declare an “environment and climate emergency”.
The symbolic move - recognising the urgency needed to combat the climate crisis - follows a wave of protests launched by the Extinction Rebellion strikers in recent weeks.
The symbolic move - recognising the urgency needed to combat the climate crisis - follows a wave of protests launched by the Extinction Rebellion strikers in recent weeks.
Mr Corbyn told MPs in the chamber on Wednesday that he hoped the “first in the world” declaration, will “trigger a wave of action from parliaments and governments around the world”.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-environment-emergency-commons-motion-mps-vote-latest-a8895451.html
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