Politicians still skeptical about whether government needs to urgently tackle climate change – help us change this!

On Wednesday The Guardian held a live debate, quizzing the next potential ministers for climate change. Labour, Conservatives and Lib Dems clashed over their environmental policies on how to tackle windfarms and nuclear power, despite previously similar-sounding Labour and Lib Dem manifestos.

One important accusation emerged from the debate last night – that the Conservatives are skeptical about whether the government needs to urgently tackle climate change. Ed Milliband, Labour secretary of state for energy and climate change, who put claim to this accusation also highlighted the record number of Conservative councils opposing windfarms. The Conservatives retorted by explaining that they are more likely to have councils in rural areas where wind farms are built.

To counterbalance the charges laid at his door, the Conservative shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change, Greg Clark, further outlined the importance of persuading the public that action on climate change is imperative. Clark also highlighted the opportunity to incentivise local authorities to accept new wind farms. Meanwhile, the Lib Dem spokesman on energy and climate change, Simon Hughes, highlighted the importance of renewable energy in meeting his partys' aggressive 90% emissions cut by 2050.

There is still time to lobby your local candidates on wind energy ahead of the election. If you’d like to support the WIMBY pledge, asking your local MPs to state that they’d be happy to have a wind farm built near their home, please visit our main page and click on the pink button to locate and email your local candidate.