POLAR BEARS

Early day motion 1582, tabled 15 May 2008 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 52 members.

That this House notes the decision by the United States to list the polar bear as an endangered species; expresses alarm at predictions that two-thirds of the polar bear population of 25,000 could disappear by 2050; recognises that this threat is a direct result of the Arctic sea ice habitat melting due to climate change; and urges the United States administration to introduce real environmental reforms which will help reduce carbon emissions and limit the damage caused by climate change.

Signatures by party: Labour 33, Liberal Democrat 11, Conservative 3, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, UKIP 1.