Sturgeon says being in EU can help climate fight
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(4 Dec 2018) Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says her government is determined to reduce emissions to net zero "as quickly as possible," adding that staying within the European Union would help. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN climate summit in Poland on Tuesday, she noted that the oil and gas sector is a major employer in Scotland. Sturgeon "we must make sure that as we transition to renewable energy people's jobs and skills are taken account of." She backed the idea of a "just transition" for workers and those dependent on cheap fuel, saying without it the effort to curb greenhouse gases would run into more resistance. Scotland has started the legislative process to achieve carbon neutrality by mid-century. Asked about a European Union proposal to go a step further by having net zero emissions of all greenhouse gases by 2050, Sturgeon said she hoped Scotland would still be part of the bloc then. She added that "one of the many arguments" for not just for Scotland but for the UK remaining in the EU was that no one country could face up to challenge on its own." Sturgeon, who opposes Britain's planned exit from the EU next year, said "we need to act collaboratively and the European Union, while not perfect in these things, is one important way of doing that." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8868465beb579e5173e4936fd5fab5b7
