The world’s biodiversity crisis is just as acute as the climate crisis
Unlike the Paris accord set for climate emissions in 2015 the new Global Biodiversity Framework does not set country specific targets
Mike Buckley
Here’s what the next Labour government must do to tackle regional inequality
‘For regional inequality to come to an end a Labour Government will need to go further, by for example guaranteeing greater funding to poorer regions’
COP27 is a failure the world cannot afford
Climate change will not wait for us to act. Every week, month and year we delay the ambitious and unavoidable action we need to take to prevent runaway climate breakdown, the harder it becomes to achieve.
There can be no negotiated end to the war that sees Putin annexing more Ukrainian land
“Giving Putin more Ukrainian land now would not only radically undermine Ukrainian sovereignty but also unravel the post-World War II international system more generally. If Russia is allowed to forcibly annex neighbouring territory, what is to stop other countries from doing the same?”
Mike Buckley: What Labour needs to do now
“Voters need to know why the government have made bad choices, and what Labour would do instead, not just that Labour would be a more trustworthy and competent administration, important though that is.”
The government is demanding the impossible when it comes to the Northern Ireland Protocol
‘The Government should reflect that none of the problems with the Protocol it has pointed to should have come as any surprise’
Governments must stop encouraging fossil fuel companies to invest in new production sites
‘Scientists believe the world is increasingly likely to experience global warming of 1.5C within the next five years because of record greenhouse gas levels’.
Local Elections 2022: What can we expect?
Labour will need to take next week’s results in their stride. Yet there are trends to watch.
Mike Buckley: What Russia’s war on Ukraine could mean for the future of climate change
‘Ask any climate scientist, or Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Getting the world off fossil fuels must be a much bigger priority than it is now.’
Mike Buckley: What would a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine look like?
‘Putin will suffer consequences enough, potentially costing his leadership. But for now, the priority must be ending the war as quickly and completely as possible.’
