§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if the Government support the European Union's objective in respect of the maintenance of world average temperatures. [8924]
§ Angela EagleThe Government take the threat of climate change very seriously. We support the draft protocol to the climate change convention which the620W European Union has proposed. This includes a longer-term objective that global average temperatures do not exceed 2 deg C above the pre-industrial level.