Minister Cortes takes Treaty’s climate commitments to Green Party conference

The Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, the Hon Prof. John Cortes MBE MP, has held positive conversations with senior Green Party figures at the party’s conference in Brighton.

Minister Cortes met Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, the former leader of the Green Party, who sits in the House of Lords, and Jean Lambert, who represented London in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2019. They discussed the UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar, its environmental commitments, the climate emergency and more.

Minister Cortes came to Brighton from Brussels, having met Members of the European Parliament and other interlocutors to discuss the Treaty’s environmental provisions and Gibraltar’s work to implement them.

The Treaty describes climate change as an existential threat to humanity. It makes the fight against climate change, including respect for the Paris Agreement, an essential element of the cooperation it establishes, alongside democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Gibraltar has also agreed to uphold environmental and climate protections equivalent to those in the EU.

The meetings formed part of Gibraltar House’s engagement with all the main UK political parties during this year’s conference season.

Minister Cortes said: