Outrage as government downgrades climate commitments in trade talks

Responding to reports that the government will ‘rethink the emphasis’ it puts on climate change when negotiating trade agreements with other countries, Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP and member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:

“After a summer of record temperatures where fires destroyed homes and countryside across the country, it is inexcusable that the government is downgrading the importance of climate action when striking trade agreements.

“The future safety and prosperity of this country hangs on the government making climate conscious deals now, not when it is too late.”