“The way in which I see it, there are two paths forward,” Starmer stated at a press convention on the Baku summit on Tuesday. “One, the trail of inaction and delay resulting in additional decline and vulnerability. Warming above 1.5C will expose a whole bunch of hundreds extra individuals within the U.Ok. to flood threat, higher financial instability and nationwide insecurity.
“Or second, the trail we stroll, eyes broad open not simply to the challenges of right now, but in addition mounted firmly on the alternatives of tomorrow. That is the trail in the direction of nationwide safety, vitality independence and the financial stability essential to spice up dwelling requirements for working individuals.”
There could be “no world safety with out local weather safety,” he added.
Starmer has used the summit to announce a brand new U.Ok. local weather goal of reducing greenhouse gasoline emissions by 81 p.c by 2035, from 1990 ranges.
Requested whether or not the stretching goal would come with adjustments to individuals’s life comparable to reducing again on meat consumption, Starmer stated: “We’re not going to do is begin telling individuals find out how to dwell their lives.” He emphasised the significance of his authorities’s plan to chop gasoline from the U.Ok.’s electrical energy system by 2030 as a significant contributor to the local weather goal.