Oxfam today welcomed David Cameron’s announcement that his party would introduce green solutions to bring the UK out of recession should they win the next election. The aid
agency urged the party to think global too, by tackling climate change at the international level.  Oxfam’s campaigns and policy director, Phil Bloomer,
said: “These innovative proposals for the UK acknowledge the importance of tackling climate change and the economic downturn together. Only by investing in low-carbon development for
new jobs and renewable energy will a sustainable future be secured for generations to come. “The Conservative Party can now show their full commitment to tackling
climate change with ambitious proposals at the global level. It is crucial that global emissions are cut and support is given to vulnerable communities so that millions of poor people around the
world, already feeling the impacts of climate change, will be safe from extreme or unpredictable weather events. “The litmus test of Conservative commitment to
international leadership is whether it opposes the new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth. Opposing it would send a clear signal to the rest of the world that people in the UK recognise the
importance of tackling climate change and that we must lead by example.” /Ends For further information or interviews, please contact Lucy
Brinicombe, 01865 472192 / 07786 110054 / lbrinicombe@oxfam.org.uk Notes to
editors: Oxfam launched a joint report: Tackling Climate Change, Reducing Poverty, on January 12. This called on the government to tackle both climate change and the economic downturn together. This
was a first report by The Roundtable on Climate Change and Poverty in the UK, which includes Oxfam, nef, and Friends of the Earth. More from the Oxfam Press Office at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/news
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