Greenpeace response to Lib Dems green speech

Greenpeace UK Executive Director Stephen Tindale said:

"Menzies Campbell has set the gold standard for green speeches. He was not only rich on vision but rich on policy details too. He's right that the failure to commit to very basic common sense measures in the face of climate change is the key problem in the UK, so Greenpeace fully supports Campbell's challenge to the other parties. There's too much talk from New Labour and not yet enough substance from the Conservatives."

"Campbell was quite right to highlight how vital it is to transform our power sector in particular. The Lib Dems must be credited for their honesty and objectivity in opposing new nuclear power. It is really excellent to hear the Lib Dem leader asking what has happened to the re-wiring Britain agenda. He is quite right that reforms to our electricity network are the kind of measure that will really close the gap between rhetoric and action."

"In the face of climate change, Campbell is delivering substance not spin."

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