CHRIS GRAYLING – Climate change

BBC Daily Politics
Wednesday 26 February 2014

Speakers:

Chris Grayling (CG)
Andrew Neil (AN)

AN: Do you agree with the Prime Minister that what he now calls climate change - used to call global warming – is one of the most serious threats facing mankind?

CG: Well, there’s no doubt that the whole issue of energy, carbon emissions… I mean the truth is what Ed Miliband was trying to do today was to drive wedges between those who believe strongly in climate change and those who are less sure.

AN: I didn’t ask you about Mr Miliband; I asked you did you agree with the Prime Minister that climate change is one of the most serious threats facing mankind?

CG: Climate is clearly a very real issue for us and it’s something where we need to take steps…

AN: Is it one of the most serious threats facing mankind?

CG: Well, around the world climate is clearly having a major impact upon different societies and therefore investment in this country in things like flood defences, but also the use of the foreign aid budget…

AN: Do you believe that manmade climate change is one of the most serious threats facing mankind?

CG: There’s no doubt that climate change is an issue around the world.

AN: An issue?

CG: Well, it’s a very serious issue around the world.

AN: Lots of things are issues: Ukraine’s an issue; price of bread’s an issue.

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