Energy Minister: UK has 'moral authority' to call for global climate action

Jessica Shankleman
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Lord Bourne insists Britain will be climate leader in 2030, falling out of top 25 emitters

The UK has the "moral authority" to call on other countries to curb their emissions over the next four years, and is on track to deliver the biggest drop in greenhouse gases of any large emitter by 2030,...

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