Residents throughout the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency are being encouraged to challenge their prospective MP on environmental matters ahead of the General Election. All 5 candidates will be attending the Environmental Question Time, to be held on Monday 3rd May in Hilton Church. The event begins at 7.30pm, with each candidate given 3 minutes to set out their environmental agenda.
The audience will then get their chance to raise questions on a range of environmental matters, which can concentrate on local issues or include topics of national concern. Chaired by Peter Nimo, a local minister, this event will give local residents a chance to find out how well informed the candidates are, and whether they regard the environment as an important campaign topic.
Anne Thomas, co-ordinator of the local Friends of the Earth Scotland group, said “In previous elections the environment got very little mention and yet it is the most important thing for our civilisation. We are living at a crucial time in history. If we make the wrong decisions now we may be condemning our children to a very unstable world with risks of millions of people dying. On the other hand if politicians make the right decisions we have a chance of a much brighter future“.
With recent media attention on climate change following the talks in Copenhagen during December 2009, it is expected that this topic will feature in discussion. However, there are many other environmental issues which have been hitting the local headlines in recent years, such as renewable energy, public transport services and wildlife crime.
The audience will then get their chance to raise questions on a range of environmental matters, which can concentrate on local issues or include topics of national concern. Chaired by Peter Nimo, a local minister, this event will give local residents a chance to find out how well informed the candidates are, and whether they regard the environment as an important campaign topic.
Anne Thomas, co-ordinator of the local Friends of the Earth Scotland group, said “In previous elections the environment got very little mention and yet it is the most important thing for our civilisation. We are living at a crucial time in history. If we make the wrong decisions now we may be condemning our children to a very unstable world with risks of millions of people dying. On the other hand if politicians make the right decisions we have a chance of a much brighter future“.
With recent media attention on climate change following the talks in Copenhagen during December 2009, it is expected that this topic will feature in discussion. However, there are many other environmental issues which have been hitting the local headlines in recent years, such as renewable energy, public transport services and wildlife crime.
No comments:
Post a Comment