General election 2019: Who is strongest on climate change action?

By Adam Vaughan

Protesters at the YouthStrike4Climate student march pass through Oxford Circus on April 12, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. Students are protesting across the UK due to the lack of government action to combat climate change. — Climate change is rising up the political agenda

Channel 4 News has confirmed that the world’s first ever TV election debate dedicated to climate change will go ahead this Thursday, giving voters the perfect opportunity to see who has the most credible plan to cut carbon emissions.

But while the leaders of Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and the Scottish National Party have promised to attend, Boris Johnson of the Conservatives and Nigel Farage of the Brexit party are still yet to commit. Channel 4 News have said they are willing to “empty chair” leaders who do …

source: newscientist.com