Communities and Local Government/Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

I certainly agree with my hon. Friend that water is a key issue in the climate change debate; indeed, I shall discuss flooding and the scarcity of water. The impact of the issue on international relations is certainly critical. In expressing their distrust of what was being said about climate change, Chinese politicians were saying, ““You’ve had your industrial revolution. You’ve developed and you’ve polluted. Now, it’s our turn.”” They were talking about economic growth but, from an environmental perspective, if China’s economy continues to grow at its current rate, there is a strong chance that they will kill the planet, and we are culpable.