Steve Radley of the EEF warns against dousing the flames of manufacturing
December’s climate change summit in Copenhagen is now firmly in sight. The theoretical goal is to broker a plan to limit average global temperature increases to 2°C through legally-binding commitments to substantially reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. However, if a credible deal is to be achieved it must not be at the expense of industry competitiveness.
In the race to secure a political deal the needs of manufacturers are often overshadowed. The commitments made by individual countries and the “climate aid” each will provide to support developing countries in dealing with climate change dominate newspaper headlines. Yet it is absolutely vital that manufacturers’ needs and concerns are addressed.
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