This meeting was arranged to announce the conclusions from a consultation on the desirability for All Party Consensus on Climate Change issues.

Put briefly, the conclusion was encouraging as it was clear that not only was consensus desirable but that it was essential and achievable, at least to some degree.

Speakers from the three main parties were: Elliot Morley (Labour), Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) and Chris Hune (Lib Dem). All were optimistic and it was evident that some consensus has already been agreed. It seemed to me that Peter Ainsworth was the best speaker and gave most encouragement. There was applause when Ainsworth said: “We must do something about aviation."