his comments came in response to new figures that reveal the world is rapidly burning through its carbon budget. provisional data from the eu s climate service copernicus shows that for each of the past 12 months temperatures have broken the respective monthly record. the sequence started injune 2023 with the hottestjune, all the way through to may 2024 as the hottest may. most of the heat is due to climate change, with a small contribution from the el nino weather pattern. we the peoples versus the polluters and the profiteers. together, we can win. but it s time for leaders to decide whose side they are on. tomorrow, it will be too late. now is the time to mobilise. now is the time to act. now is the time to deliver. this is our moment of truth. and i thank you. but across europe, we are experiencing something of a greenlash . there is resistance to the transition wherever you look. the parties that make up the greens/european free alliance are currently the fourth biggest
something of a greenlash . there is resistance to the transition wherever you look. the parties that make up the greens/european free alliance are currently the fourth biggest group in the european parliament, but ahead of this weekend elections most polls suggest they could lose as many as 30% of their seats. the debate over climate is pretty lukewarm here in britain, with confusion over whether labour is still truly committed to its green investment plan and what all that might cost. yesterday, the labour leader insisted he does have a plan to make britain energy independent, through investement in renewable sources. a transition is coming. that s very important when it comes, for example, to energy, a transition to renewables. i don t think we should just see that as a challenge. it s a huge opportunity, because if we go to renewable energy, that means cheaper bills. renewables are cheaper, not just for the short term but for the long term. it gives us energy security. so it means
war topic do with climate change is a culture war topic yesterday, when asked in the debate war topic yesterday, when asked in the debate about climate change, they both responded with energy bills they both responded with energy bills. democracy itself, his electoral cycles mean you do talk in short-term electoral cycles mean you do talk in short term ways when you re trying to win short term ways when you re trying to win votes short term ways when you re trying to win votes and talking about hills, to win votes and talking about hills, but to win votes and talking about bills, but that we would get past that it bills, but that we would get past that it is bills, but that we would get past that it is the love the land of any entity that it is the love the land of any entity carbonized and it s a shame that are entity carbonized and it s a shame that are bigger ideas for it. around 500 words for that are bigger ideas for it. around 500 words for energy that a