Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Simpson (Labour), on Wednesday, 4 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 52 members in total.

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KYOTO TARGETS AND US GOODS

That this House believes President Bush is both reckless and wrong in his rejection of the Kyoto Protocol; recognises that international action has to reduce carbon emissions on a scale greater than the first stage of Kyoto targets if any impact is to be made on the accelerating rate of climate change; further recognises that, as the world's greatest polluter and consumer of energy, the USA has a duty to lead the way in pollution reduction rather than opting out of it; understands that President Bush is only responsive to measures which threaten American economic interests; and therefore welcomes actions taken by social and environmental movements to impose their own 'pollution tariffs' on the USA by boycotting American products in favour of ones produced on more sustainable economic terms.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

550 

Session

2000-01

Other sponsors

Tony Benn

Dennis Skinner

Paul Flynn

Kelvin Hopkins

Alice Mahon

Subjects

Environment protection Pollution control USA Climate Change Convention

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk