Student activists, Ida and Lily, talk with their local MP and the UK Environment Minister, George Eustice, and ask what he is doing to tackle climate change and his thoughts about the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill.
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Ahead of the upcoming G7 Summit in Cornwall, I’m talking with people who live and work here to find out what they believe are the greatest threats to the local environment, and ask what they believe the government should be doing to prevent a larger climate crisis.
“This video was arranged and followed through by Ida and Lily, we are two sixteen year old students from Penzance. Both of us have grown up in rural Western Cornwall. We are incredibly involved with and passionate about the beautiful environment which is our home. However, our connection with the community and landscape here has meant that we have seen the devastating effects of climate change first-hand.
This destruction fuelled our activism surrounding climate change; both of us have been involved with various climate action groups for a few years and have been working on this CEE Bill project for several months. On 12 March 2021 we had a zoom interview with George Eustice, the Environment Minister in the UK Parliament. After an hour-long interview, we both realised that Eustice had never heard of, let alone read the CEE Bill. Our aim is to raise awareness and support for the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill – but we need the support and influence of politicians such as Eustice.”
Additional footage courtesy of:
Porthleven high tides – JV’s Cornwall – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcGZ…
Landslip on The Lizard – Matt Holyer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai1Tf…
Fowey River flooding – Ben M – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA74f…
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