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Green Politics

Stop fracking

EXCLUSIVE: Majority of public back investment in renewables not fracking, poll finds

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 May, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

Almost 70% of those asked support investment in green energy, compared to just 17% who back extraction of shale gas.

Warnings made about newly formed group of climate change sceptics

Climate sceptic think tank receives funding from US billionaire bankroller of Conservative crusades

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
5 May, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

Global Warming Policy Foundation, the UK’s most prominent climate sceptic policy group, has received funding from the Sarah Scaife Foundation, one of the biggest donors to hard-line Conservative causes in the US over the decades.

Kinder Scout

Government quashes ‘right to roam’ review on 90th anniversary of Kinder Trespass

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
24 April, 2022 (4 weeks ago)

As the milestone anniversary of the landmark protest is celebrated, the government is accused of not doing enough to improve access to countryside, and a senior Tory minister describes English countryside as a “place of business.”

Water pollution

#EndSewagePollution campaign launch nationwide protests

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 April, 2022 (4 weeks ago)

The UK-wide day of action turns the spotlight on the detrimental acts of water companies and government inaction in addressing the issue of sewage pollution.

Nuclear

Government’s energy strategy ripped apart by opposition and environmental groups

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 April, 2022

The newly announced Energy Security Strategy, which gave the government a chance to drive green energy forward to deal with the immediate cost of living crisis and tackle the climate emergency, has been roundly rejected by environmentalists and opposition parties.

Fracking site

Right-wing press stirs speculation UK fracking is ‘back on the agenda’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 March, 2022

The Tory media have been quick to jump on claims that fracking could return to Britain as Johnson blocks imports of Russian oil.

Green Party members holding a banner

Greens call for ban on banks holding fossil fuel assets

Chris Jarvis
6 March, 2022

Party members voted for the policy near-unanimously, which would also see UK pension funds required to remove fossil fuels from their investment portfolios.

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas

Greens back international treaty to end fossil fuel expansion

Chris Jarvis
5 March, 2022

Members of the Green Party have voted to support a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at their online spring conference.

Amelia Womack delivering a pre-recorded speech at Green Party conference

Tributes for Amelia Womack following announcement she won’t seek re-election as Green Party deputy leader

Chris Jarvis
5 March, 2022

‘Her commitment to building a better future has been truly inspirational’

Amelia Womack delivering a pre-recorded speech at Green Party Conference

Amelia Womack won’t stand for re-election as Green Party deputy leader

Chris Jarvis
5 March, 2022

Her eight year stint will come to an end in September

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