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Proceeding contribution from Ed Miliband (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 January 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.


Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

Those are two important questions. I am glad that my hon. Friend asked the first one; I should have mentioned it. It is very important that the campaign carries on—that is the lesson of Make Poverty History. We made the progress that we did, not just because Governments wanted it to happen but because people made it happen. That is why it is so important that we send an honest message about what happened at Copenhagen, but not a defeatist message that it was all in vain. I do not believe that it was all in vain. On my hon. Friend's second question, there is a range of options for the high-level panel to look at. People have put forward proposals on bunker fuels and on funding for some of the multilateral development banks. There is a range of options for the panel to consider, many of which were raised in the months leading up to Copenhagen.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
503 c53 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Climate change Developing countries International assistance International cooperation Pollution control Conferences Greenhouse gas emissions
Link
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