Robert Questions Energy Minister on Climate Change

Robert said: "Climate change has rightly been in the news a lot over the last two weeks. As a keen conservationist, and a member of the Conservative Environment Network, this is an issue I take very seriously.

"I was pleased to hear the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth, Claire Perry MP, outline that a market based approach, backed by a strong economy, is how we have made so much progress so far and how it will enable us to reduce emissions and tackle climate change further in future."

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