Action on Climate Change needed as 2007 set to be the warmest ever

10.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Fri 5th Jan 2007

The UK's Met Officer has said the world is likely to experience the warmest year on record in 2007, they say there is a 60% chance that the average surface temperature will match or exceed the current record from 1998.

Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson said "This has to be the year we face up to the need for action, not just well-meaning words and impressive-sounding targets. The big test will be whether the Government reverses the cuts in green taxes that have taken place every year since 1999 and begins to use the tax system to help us change our behaviour. Without a serious effort to reduce the fast-growing emissions from cars and planes, the Government will not have a climate change programme worth talking about."