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TWO business leaders are urging John Howell to back a proposed law to help tackle climate change.
Mark Cuddigan, chief executive of baby food manufacturer Ella’s Kitchen, of Rotherfield Greys, and Jonathan Hobbs, managing director of Hobbs of Henley, want the Henley MP to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill in Parliament.
They have signed an open letter as part of a campaign by the environmental group Greener Henley.
The private members’ Bill, which introduced to the House of Commons by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, would enshrine the UK’s commitments on climate change under the Paris Agreement into law.
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Campaign film seeks MPs’ support for climate Bill );
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A FILM calling on John Howell to support a proposed law to tackle the climate and ecological emergency has been created by Greener Henley.
The environmental campaign group wants residents of the MP’s Henley constituency to sign a petition calling on him and his Conservative colleagues in Oxfordshire to back the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill.
The film, which explains the Bill and why it needs support, was created by professional film-maker Jamie Grant and features Patrick Fleming, chairman of Greener Henley.
It says that great strides have been made locally to address the impact of climate change and conserve natural habitats, such as tree planting and the declaration of a climate emergency by Henley Town Council, but this is not enough and national action is needed.