WWF'S EARTH HOUR 2011 CAMPAIGN AND THE GREEN ECONOMY

That this House supports, in the organisation's 50th anniversary year, WWF's Earth Hour 2011, during which hundreds of thousands of people across the country will switch off their lights for one hour at 8.30 pm on Saturday 26 March 2011 as a call for continued action to address climate change, both in the UK and globally; welcomes the fact that successive Governments have identified climate change as a priority requiring urgent attention, both through domestic legislation and in international negotiations including at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); recognises the global lead that the UK has shown by enacting the Climate Change Act 2008; considers that the goal of decarbonisation of the power sector by 2030 and establishing a sustainable green economy by the middle of the century should guide decision-making across Government; further supports the continued implementation of policies and measures in line with the Climate Change Act to be a priority for Government; acknowledges the key roles for the UK and EU in demonstrating the economic, environmental and societal benefits to be gained from a rapid transition to a prosperous low-carbon, green economy; and calls on the Government to continue to commit to ambitious action to tackle climate change, in the UK, in Europe and within international negotiations including the UNFCCC.