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Debate between Bambos Charalambous and Daniel Zeichner(4 years ago)
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Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate) (Lab)
Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)
Restoring Nature and Climate Change
Debate between Bambos Charalambous and Daniel Zeichner(5 years ago)
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Daniel Zeichner
The right hon. and learned Gentleman is right. I am about to embark on a tour of wetlands; Wicken Fen will be one of them. This summer we have seen some particular problems with a number of streams drying up, so we need a plan for water.
Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate) (Lab)
Is my hon. Friend aware of the 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the 2019 report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services that show that nature and climate crisis are inextricably linked? The IPBES report says that 1 million species globally are at risk of extinction. Does he agree that nature-based solutions are a fundamental way of stopping climate change and preventing the extinction of species?
Daniel Zeichner
My hon. Friend is right; I will come to some of those points later.