Labour MP Colin Challen has launched the parliamentary motion, which points to a “climate emergency”. He said: “The catastrophic destabilisation of global climate represents the greatest threat that humanity faces.”
The immediate action he says is needed includes redirecting money aimed at boosting the economy to “green measures”, and assigning at least two hours of prime-time television per week to “explain the gravity of the crisis to the public”.
He also said “domestic flights should be phased out by the end of 2010″ while a “speed limit of 55 miles per hour should be introduced”.
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