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| Ed Davey urges EU to lead climate change fight | Ed Davey urges EU to lead climate change fight |
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| The European Union must do more to lead worldwide efforts to limit climate change, the UK government has said. | |
| Speaking after the UN urged moving from fossil fuels to renewable sources, Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said other countries must try to be as "ambitious" as the UK. | Speaking after the UN urged moving from fossil fuels to renewable sources, Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said other countries must try to be as "ambitious" as the UK. |
| It was possible to make such changes in a "cheap" way, he told the BBC. | It was possible to make such changes in a "cheap" way, he told the BBC. |
| But Labour said there had been a "decline in investment in green energy" under the coalition government. | But Labour said there had been a "decline in investment in green energy" under the coalition government. |
| The long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change said the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels. | The long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change said the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels. |
| There must be a "massive shift" to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, it argued, saying natural gas was an important stage in a movement away from oil and coal. | There must be a "massive shift" to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, it argued, saying natural gas was an important stage in a movement away from oil and coal. |
| 'Stark warning' | 'Stark warning' |
| The report is the work of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was set up to provide a clear scientific view on climate change and its impacts. | The report is the work of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was set up to provide a clear scientific view on climate change and its impacts. |
| Mr Davey told the BBC he "strongly" agreed with its findings, saying the UK government had doubled the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources in recent years. | Mr Davey told the BBC he "strongly" agreed with its findings, saying the UK government had doubled the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources in recent years. |
| He added: "We've got to do more and we've got to do more to work with our international partners." | He added: "We've got to do more and we've got to do more to work with our international partners." |
| Mr Davey also said: "I want other European countries to be more ambitious... We can go green and we can do it in a cheap way. The cost of renewables has been coming down significantly." | Mr Davey also said: "I want other European countries to be more ambitious... We can go green and we can do it in a cheap way. The cost of renewables has been coming down significantly." |
| He also said: "The message of this report is clear. Greenhouse gas emissions have accelerated in recent years due to human activity. | He also said: "The message of this report is clear. Greenhouse gas emissions have accelerated in recent years due to human activity. |
| "We need a large-scale change to our global energy system if we are to limit the effects of climate change. The longer we leave it, the more difficult and costly it will be." | "We need a large-scale change to our global energy system if we are to limit the effects of climate change. The longer we leave it, the more difficult and costly it will be." |
| Several backbench Conservative MPs have raised doubts over renewable sources of energy, saying they are inefficient and will not give an adequate supply. | Several backbench Conservative MPs have raised doubts over renewable sources of energy, saying they are inefficient and will not give an adequate supply. |
| Asked whether disagreements between the coalition parties were impairing support for a move toward renewables, Mr Davey, a Liberal Democrat, said: "In the overall piece, Britain has more consensus between our political parties than any other country." | Asked whether disagreements between the coalition parties were impairing support for a move toward renewables, Mr Davey, a Liberal Democrat, said: "In the overall piece, Britain has more consensus between our political parties than any other country." |
| Maf Smith, deputy chief executive of industry body RenewableUK, said: "When it comes to taking practical action against carbon emissions, the most useful tool in the kit is wind energy. | Maf Smith, deputy chief executive of industry body RenewableUK, said: "When it comes to taking practical action against carbon emissions, the most useful tool in the kit is wind energy. |
| "It's the most developed renewable technology we have, providing more than half the low-carbon electricity we generate in the UK." | "It's the most developed renewable technology we have, providing more than half the low-carbon electricity we generate in the UK." |
| For Labour, shadow climate change secretary Caroline Flint said: "This report provides overwhelming and compelling scientific evidence that climate change will have a devastating impact if urgent action is not taken to reduce our carbon emissions and invest in clean energy. | For Labour, shadow climate change secretary Caroline Flint said: "This report provides overwhelming and compelling scientific evidence that climate change will have a devastating impact if urgent action is not taken to reduce our carbon emissions and invest in clean energy. |
| "That's why the next Labour government will set a decarbonisation target for the power sector for 2030, unshackle the Green Investment Bank and reverse the decline in investment in clean energy we have seen under David Cameron." | "That's why the next Labour government will set a decarbonisation target for the power sector for 2030, unshackle the Green Investment Bank and reverse the decline in investment in clean energy we have seen under David Cameron." |