Young climate activists launch campaign to seat 8 ‘green champions’ in elections
Campaigners to back independent Jamie Driscoll and unseat “climate villains” at elections this year
Campaigners to back independent Jamie Driscoll and unseat “climate villains” at elections this year
They say the ‘fight for justice in Palestine’ is inextricably linked to campaigns for climate justice
Green New Deal activists are campaigning the Labour conference in Liverpool
The report calls for free public transport fares, more funding for energy efficiency and tax reductions for sourcing food locally
The Labour leader will ignore the movement’s calls for public ownership of energy to his detriment, writes activist Ben Davies.
‘Labour for a Green New Deal described the move as ‘anti-democratic’ which was designed to ‘silence members, making a mockery of any commitment to bold climate action’.
‘Environmental policies aren’t ‘for the planet’ – the planet will be fine. It’s us, the people living on it, that these policies are for.’
‘More and more community groups are taking it into their own hands to rejuvenate their streets and rewild their public spaces, turning grey to green’.
‘Labour must propose radical solutions to the climate crisis, and history shows us that relying on market driven solutions is a dead end’.
The NHS is the model of how the state can democratise action on climate change.