AN aid agency volunteer has persuaded her MP to write to the Prime Minister about the importance of climate change.

Dr Paul Williams, MP for Stockton South, has agreed to take up the issue with Theresa May after meeting with CAFOD volunteer Christine Renshaw, from Ingelby Barwick.

The MP is supporting CAFOD’s Power to Be campaign, which focuses on how supporting cleaner, renewable forms of energy can help people living in poverty around the world.

Ms Renshaw said: “Mr Williams was very welcoming, supportive and genuinely interested in what I had to say – I am thrilled he agreed to reaffirm the issues with Theresa May.

“He agreed with the importance of the Power to Be campaign and believed it was an important topic.”

Dr Williams said: “I was pleased to meet with Christine – she told me about the brilliant work being done by CAFOD to encourage community renewable energy projects, meaning children in some of the poorest countries aren’t doing their homework in the dark.

“Helping these kids fulfil their potential whilst expanding renewables improves life chances and combats climate change.”

David Cross, CAFOD’s Middlesbrough representative, said: “Christine has done a lot of good work for CAFOD and it was great for her to be able to meet Mr Williams.

“For our local MP to agree to write to the Prime Minister is a great result and we look forward to Mr Williams continuing to support CAFOD.”

For more information on CAFOD’s Power to Be campaign, visit www.cafod.org.uk/powertobe.