Steve Webb, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, speech is in response to points and issues raised at the Climate Change Bill public meeting by The Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn MP, and the Conservative Shadow Environment Secretary, Peter Ainsworth MP.

Steve Webb starts by acknowledging the work done by Hilary Benn but then goes on to highlight how he is not going far enough on the Climate Change Bill. He goes on to talk about the dilemma of Government Departments tackling climate change effectively and specifically DEFRA.

This video then captures Steve Webb highlighting how we must nail down a strengthened Climate Change Bill and addresses some of the problems we face in getting there. He mentions how conflicting opinions and approaches to environmental issues by the Conservatives are problematic, illustrating how Conservative Energy spokespeople have a different view to Peter Ainsworth, DEFRA Shadow Secretary, on the environment. To further reinforce his point Steve Webb discusses the vote on 80% in House of Lords, that didn't get through, as the Lib Dems needed the Conservatives to vote with them but they abstained.

Finally the clip is wrapped up by Steve Webb saying that we need to act now and make sure that we have to have the right number on the face of the bill from the start (referring to the percentage of emissions cuts by 2050). He then finishes by pointing out that even if we do get a strengthened Climate Change Bill it will only be the start... not the end... as we need to sort out other problems like energy and transport. On a final note he suggests that environmentalists still have a great deal of work to do to ensure that we achieve targets and keep the government on track.