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Sarah Carr calls on Herefordshire Council to sign up to 10:10 campaign to fight climate change

10.15.33am GMT Mon 26th Oct 2009

SC 350 Debate (photography: Roisin Miller)

Sarah Carr addresses Hereford 350 meeting

Speaking at the 350 climate change debate at Hereford's Town Hall on Saturday 24th October, Sarah Carr, the would-be next Liberal Democrat MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire has called on Herefordshire Council to sign up to the 10:10 campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by the end of 2010.

Many organisations and individuals including Sarah Carr have already signed up to the 10:10 campaign of their own accord, as have the NHS and a number of other councils.

Commenting, Sarah Carr said,

"In December world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to seek a global agreement to address the worsening climate crisis. The UK must take a leading role in the debate and in securing agreement.

"The time is needed for bold, not timid actions on climate change and our local council can play their part. My Liberal Democrat colleagues have also called on Parliament and the Government to sign up to the 10:10 campaign to focus on what can be done now."

In the 350 debate in Hereford, Sarah Carr also spoke passionately about the practical actions that should be done by the government now to avert climate change and improve people's lives. The actions, which would also create thousands of 'green jobs' included insulating every school and hospital within 5 years, purchasing hundreds of new trains and investing in rail infrastructure, building 40,000 extra zero-carbon social homes, rolling out 'smart meters' and supporting renewable energy production.

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