Claire Baker, along with fellow MSPs John Park and Dr Richard Simpson joined constituents from Mid Scotland and Fife in calling for the Scottish Government to get their act together after missing their first Climate Change Target.
The Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Mass Lobby took place in Parliament on Thursday and was well attended by people from across Scotland with a particular strong showing from Mid Scotland and Fife.
The event followed a statement to Parliament on Tuesday detailing that the Scottish Government had failed to reach their first target as enshrined in the Climate Change Act.
Local MSP Claire Baker who is also Scottish Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Environment said:
“It was great to see people from Mid Scotland and Fife joining people from all over Scotland in coming to the Parliament to pass on a strong message that after failing their first emissions target the Scottish Government must get back on track.
“On Tuesday we heard the Scottish Government hide behind excuse after excuse, but today Stop Climate Chaos Scotland delivered a strong message calling for them to get their act together.
“It was great to speak personally to local constituents and hear their concerns and I would like to thank them for coming along and for those that took the opportunity to email me.
“The First Minister can travel the world heralding the ‘world leading’ targets set by the Parliament but the reality is back home Scot’s are losing confidence in his ability to deliver.”