Since 2015's General Election, the Conservative Party has been busy dismantling the UK's environmental protections:
The Liberal Democrats have a different vision. We see climate change as a major global threat. We want Britain to take action now, in order to begin to create a zero-carbon economy that will deliver long-term growth and job creation, increasing our energy security and resilience. Our plan would:
If you doubt that climate change is happening, then just take a look at the animation below, based on global temperature data for the past 166 years.