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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Firefighters urge Government to tax polluters to fund struggling services

Fire response times are found to be the slowest on record (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Fire Brigades Union is calling on ministers to tax polluters as services struggle to respond to the growing impacts of climate change, such as wildfires and floods.

The union, which represents more than 30,000 fire responders in the UK, has joined the Polluters Pay Pact – a Greenpeace initiative that brings together climate-hit communities, concerned citizens, first responders and political leaders.

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