The Conservatives are facing criticism over their climate change record after fewer than 1 in 3 Conservative Peers turned out to vote on the Climate Change Bill on average.

Commenting ahead of the Third Reading of the Climate Change Bill today [Monday], Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, Lord (Robin) Teverson said:  

“For all David Cameron’s green talk, when it came to walking the green walk his Peers failed to deliver.

“Instead of giving the Climate Change Bill real teeth, increasing the 2050 emissions target to 80% cuts and including international aviation in Britain’s carbon emissions, the Tories bottled it.

“The Conservatives clearly can’t be trusted to take the tough decisions necessary to tackle climate change.”