Guyana's president, Bharrat Jagdeo, made a different argument as he presented a plan for a low-carbon economy designed to suit the interests of all countries at an early stage of developing their natural resources.

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This revolution will reinvent our economic system, to ensure the sustainability of life on our planet by developing a world of prosperity for all in a low carbon economy.

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Energy and climate change minister Lord Marland, opening the debate, said the government's aims were energy security, a low-carbon economy, and value for money for the taxpayer.

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The Liberal Democrats called on the Welsh Government to invest in energy efficiency schemes that will also help reduce fuel poverty whilst the Conservatives argued for more support to businesses in order to maximise the opportunities of a low carbon economy.

BBC: Plaid Cymru debate

"The transition to a low carbon economy" is number six - remarkable mainly for the fact that it wasn't there before.

BBC: Fertilizing Scottish growth

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur's amendment, which said the UK Government's plans for a Green Investment Bank to fund low-carbon transport and energy schemes would benefit Scotland's efforts to build a low-carbon economy, was passed without opposition with 75 MSPs voting for it and with 46 MSPs abstaining.

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Mr Brown called for a long-term framework of a worldwide carbon market that would lead to "a low-carbon global economy".

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