Last week, the government announced that GB Energy’s first investment will be in solar panels – predominantly for schools and hospitals in England. This investment will cut the bills of key public sector institutions that have been hit hard bytest
To ensure warm, climate resilient and decent homes for all, Labour must start by setting out the funding necessary to deliver the warm homes pledge
The government must make sure that climate action really does go hand-in-hand with improving living standards, and a fair distribution of costs and benefits
It’s time to create a new Commission on Living Standards.
‘If elected, Labour will need to undertake a broad series of interventions to improve living standards. To win a second term, they will need to match those policies with effective messaging’
Labour will need to connect with voters’ deep sense of lacking control and demonstrate how a Labour government will allow them to ‘take back control’ of their everyday lives.
Flood-related damage already costs an average of £700m annually, and global temperature rises could see this bill go up by 20 per cent over the next century,
‘To tackle the phenomenon of climate anxiety that’s affecting nearly half of young people’s daily lives, we must create a sense of security that whatever the weather, our services and infrastructure will still work for us.’
‘A well-designed safety net would help people return to work when they can’
