Bristol City Council Backs Lib Dem MP Roz Savage's Climate and Nature Bill
Today, the Liberal Democrats led Bristol City Council to pledge its support for the Climate and Nature (CAN) Bill.
The bill aims to ensure that the UK does its bit to limit global warming to 1.5 C, restoring nature and biodiversity loss by 2030, and calls for a climate and nature assembly to build consensus between citizens and the Government.
In October, the CAN Bill was reintroduced into Parliament as a Private Members Bill by Dr Roz Savage, Lib Dem MP for South Cotswolds. This follows years of the bill receiving cross-party support in Parliament, but never receiving enough Parliamentary time to become law.
The bill was first introduced to Parliament in 2020 by former Green MP Caroline Lucas and has been reintroduced by various Lib Dem and Labour MPs in Parliamentary sessions since.
Lib Dem Councillor Sarah Classick (Hengrove and Whitchurch Park) moved the motion which endorsed the bill in today’s Full Council. It also called upon Bristol’s MPs to support the bill in Parliament, and for the Prime Minister to commit Labour’s support for the bill.
By passing the Lib Dem motion, Bristol City Council joins the 374 councils across the UK already backing the bill.
The bill has also received the public support of 188 MPs from a variety of parties in Parliament, including all 72 Lib Dem MPs.
The bill completed its first reading in the House of Commons on 16th October 2024 and is due for its second reading on 24th January 2025.
Notes to editors:
- Papers for Full Council: ModernGov - bristol.gov.uk
- Zero Hour Campaign: Zero Hour - Join the campaign for the Climate & Nature Bill
- CAN Bill in Parliament: Climate and Nature Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament