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    Calling for cross-party consensus to combat climate change, she said: “This is a huge challenge and failure is unthinkable, so we have a duty to look beyond party politics and show leadership in Cardiff Bay.” World leaders will gather in Copenhagen next month to debate how carbon emissions can be cut. Ms Williams said: "We believe the National Assembly for Wales should agree binding targets and put real pressure, with Scotland, on Gordon Brown before he represents our interests in Copenhagen. Gordon Brown must represent the whole of the UK in Copenhagen, so Wales should join with Scotland in setting aspirations higher, which we hope Labour in Westminster can match in the coming weeks." Assembly Government Environment Minister Jane Davidson will go to Copenhagen next month, adamant that regional governments have a crucial role to play in cutting emissions. Full Article at Wales Online
    We believe the National Assembly for Wales should agree binding targets and put real pressure, with Scotland, on Gordon Brown before he represents our interests in Copenhagen. Gordon Brown must represent the whole of the UK in Copenhagen, so Wales should join with Scotland in setting aspirations higher, which we hope Labour in Westminster can match in the coming weeks.
    SOURCE: Wales Online 1 month ago