Davies hails green deal

AN OLDHAM Euro-MP secured £8bn of funding to fight global warming — then hailed it as the greatest polictical achievement of his life.

Liberal Democrat Euro-MP Chris Davies paid tribute to Prime Minister Gordon Brown for helping to support the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across Europe.

“I put the ball on the spot, but it was Gordon Brown who kicked it in the goal,” said Mr Davies after a deal between the EU’s 27 leaders was confirmed yesterday by the European Parliament.

As a result, work on at least one CCS-equipped power station in Britain is likely to begin within two years. And the deal is expected to create a clutch of new ‘green’ jobs in the UK.

Mr Davies added: “It is the greatest political achievement of my life.

“A bit of cross-party teamwork secured a good result for the environment.”

CCS technology prevents the emission of carbon dioxide from power stations by separating it for permanent storage deep underground in former gas and oil formations.