I was a sceptic of the Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change – but MPs must give it a chance
Tackling the climate crisis will involve making difficult choices, and citizens must be part of these debates.
Green Politics
“Our house is on fire”: Extinction Rebellion activists spray Palace of Westminster with fake oil
“These are desperate times and we plead with government and corporations to cease fossil fuel extraction immediately.”
Here’s just some of the problems with the government’s post-Brexit Environment Bill
The Tories’ ‘flagship’ environment framework – set to kick in next year – is flawed in a big way, according to green campaigners.
An open letter to the Prime Minister: Tory failure on climate change will lead to more flooding
Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse – who is contemplating a bid for the party leadership – writes to Boris Johnson as floods grip Britain.
The Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change must be the beginning of a new trend in climate policy
The climate debate belongs to all of us – and we’ll solve it together, writes the New Economics Foundation’s Fernanda Balata.
Diversify or die: Extinction Rebellion UK announce major shift in strategy
The environmental campaigners have responded to criticism of being too white and too broad. We look at their new strategy.
The Government are using Brexit to weaken environmental protections
In seeking to overturn a promise to keep exiting EU environmental case law, the government are weakening our protections.
Australia wildfires: Demands grow for stronger relief package, as British trade unionists send solidarity
“Our firefighters are exhausted” trade unionists tell Unite’s Tony Burke.
One year on: Extinction Rebellion are stronger than ever
“The gap between government inaction and the disaster of the climate emergency is becoming easier to see”
Westminster’s political system pits progressives against each other. Labour’s next leader must back an electoral overhaul
The Greens stand ready to work as part of a truly progressive alliance. Image credit: LabourList