Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), on Thursday, 15 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 52 members in total.

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POLAR BEARS

That this House notes the decision by the United States to list the polar bear as an endangered species; expresses alarm at predictions that two-thirds of the polar bear population of 25,000 could disappear by 2050; recognises that this threat is a direct result of the Arctic sea ice habitat melting due to climate change; and urges the United States administration to introduce real environmental reforms which will help reduce carbon emissions and limit the damage caused by climate change.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1582 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Kelvin Hopkins

David Crausby

Andrew Dismore

Andrew George

Subjects

Animals Climate change Nature conservation Wildlife

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk