Activists scale building in minister’s constituency
Greenpeace has this morning released confidential internal policy documents
from Transport Minister Norman Baker that shows how he is blocking new
legislation to reduce carbon emissions from new cars.
The proposed law could save motorists up to £400 per year, and have been
proposed by leading Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall.
In the leaked briefing Baker and his officials call for ‘opposing’ a
proposal by Liberal Democrat Fiona Hall, who
sits on the Industry Research and Energy (ITRE) committee of the European
Parliament, which called for the reduction
of CO2 emissions from all new cars to 70g CO2/km for 2025. In the document the
minister explains why he wants MEPs to vote against his fellow Lib Dem’s proposal.
Among the other details the internal documents
show are: