BLAIR'S CREDIBILITY ON CLIMATE UNDERMINED BY EU SPEECH' WARNS MEP
BLAIR SOUNDS RETREAT ON CLIMATE CHANGE DURING SPEECH TO MEPs


PRIME Minister Tony Blair has completely lost any credibility on climate change by devoting just half a sentence to the issue during a speech to the European Parliament in Brussels today' MEPs have warned.

Mr Blair was addressing the parliament to set out his priorities for the six-month UK presidency of the EU' which begins next week. He argued that Europe must change and become more competitive without watering down social policies - but he failed to even mention sustainable development or address the UK's own rising CO2 emissions.

Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas' speaking in the debate following Mr Blair's speech' challenged him to adopt mandatory targets on improving energy efficiency and renewable energy generation and to rule out commissioning new nuclear power stations in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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