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| Parties battle over green agenda | Parties battle over green agenda |
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| Chancellor Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron are battling for leadership of the green agenda as they outline rival visions. | Chancellor Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron are battling for leadership of the green agenda as they outline rival visions. |
| Mr Brown will say "Euroscepticism" makes it harder for the Tories to achieve global agreements on cutting carbon emissions. | Mr Brown will say "Euroscepticism" makes it harder for the Tories to achieve global agreements on cutting carbon emissions. |
| Mr Cameron is urging ministers to set annual, not just long-term, targets. | Mr Cameron is urging ministers to set annual, not just long-term, targets. |
| The environment is seen as a key issue for the two men expected to lead their parties into the next general election. | The environment is seen as a key issue for the two men expected to lead their parties into the next general election. |
| We believe taxation is an extremely blunt instrument in terms of reducing carbon emissions British Airways Airlines oppose Tory plans Travellers give their views | We believe taxation is an extremely blunt instrument in terms of reducing carbon emissions British Airways Airlines oppose Tory plans Travellers give their views |
| The chancellor, speaking in London, will argue that it is essential to work through bodies such as the European Union to reach international agreements. | The chancellor, speaking in London, will argue that it is essential to work through bodies such as the European Union to reach international agreements. |
| Mr Cameron, addressing a Conservative Party environmental summit, will call for strict annual targets to be included in the government's Climate Change Bill, due to be launched on Tuesday. | Mr Cameron, addressing a Conservative Party environmental summit, will call for strict annual targets to be included in the government's Climate Change Bill, due to be launched on Tuesday. |
| 'Timetable slip' | 'Timetable slip' |
| The bill will outline long-term goals to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by 2050, but will not include annual targets. | The bill will outline long-term goals to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by 2050, but will not include annual targets. |
| "Without annual rate of change targets, it's too easy for the timetable to slip," Mr Cameron will say. | "Without annual rate of change targets, it's too easy for the timetable to slip," Mr Cameron will say. |
| "And once it has slipped, it's much harder to make up the difference later." | "And once it has slipped, it's much harder to make up the difference later." |
| He will also say his party will do all it can to "improve" the bill. | He will also say his party will do all it can to "improve" the bill. |
| Chancellor Gordon Brown will try to seize back the green agenda | Chancellor Gordon Brown will try to seize back the green agenda |
| The speeches follow the Tories' launch of proposals including taxing frequent fliers and a tax on flights based on the level of carbon emissions. | The speeches follow the Tories' launch of proposals including taxing frequent fliers and a tax on flights based on the level of carbon emissions. |
| Mr Cameron told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that former US vice-president Al Gore - who starred in the Academy Award-winning environmental film An Inconvenient Truth - would address a meeting of Conservative frontbenchers on Thursday. | |
| Meanwhile, Mr Brown is set to criticise the Tories' proposals as "ill-conceived" and "unworkable". | Meanwhile, Mr Brown is set to criticise the Tories' proposals as "ill-conceived" and "unworkable". |
| "Changes must be considered, costed, credible and consumer-friendly, not ill-conceived, short-termist, unworkable and unfair," he will say. | "Changes must be considered, costed, credible and consumer-friendly, not ill-conceived, short-termist, unworkable and unfair," he will say. |
| 'No influence' | 'No influence' |
| Referring to the Tories' approach to Europe, he will say: "Euroscepticism and continent-wide environmental action are at odds with each other. | Referring to the Tories' approach to Europe, he will say: "Euroscepticism and continent-wide environmental action are at odds with each other. |
| "A government ambivalent about the UK's future in Europe and allied to the most reactionary forces in the European Parliament would have no credibility, no influence and no achievements." | "A government ambivalent about the UK's future in Europe and allied to the most reactionary forces in the European Parliament would have no credibility, no influence and no achievements." |
| Mr Brown will set out steps individuals and businesses can take to save energy. | Mr Brown will set out steps individuals and businesses can take to save energy. |
| But the Green Alliance, the group hosting Mr Brown's speech, criticised the government's green credentials. | But the Green Alliance, the group hosting Mr Brown's speech, criticised the government's green credentials. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY This 'global warming' rubbish is just stuff and nonsense put out as an excuse to raise taxes Rich Wintie, Bournemouth Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY This 'global warming' rubbish is just stuff and nonsense put out as an excuse to raise taxes Rich Wintie, Bournemouth Send us your comments |
| It said the Conservatives' plans for new aviation taxes showed that they were more radical than the government. | It said the Conservatives' plans for new aviation taxes showed that they were more radical than the government. |
| The chancellor has also come under pressure from former environment minister and Labour leadership contender Michael Meacher. | The chancellor has also come under pressure from former environment minister and Labour leadership contender Michael Meacher. |
| Echoing Conservative calls, he urged the government to set binding annual emissions targets. | Echoing Conservative calls, he urged the government to set binding annual emissions targets. |
| It must have "an explicit strategy" to deliver 60% cuts by 2050, he said. | It must have "an explicit strategy" to deliver 60% cuts by 2050, he said. |
| "Anything less would be more cosmetic palliatives in the war against climate change." | "Anything less would be more cosmetic palliatives in the war against climate change." |