Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left…
Climate Change
Natalie Bennett: Today’s Energy Bill debate in the Lords is more important than ever
The element of the Energy Bill that has got the most positive attention, and rightly so, has been amendments aiming to insert into the bill support for community energy schemes
Labour needs to get serious about climate adaptation for our future security
‘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.’
Friends of the Earth takes legal action against government over new coalmine in Cumbria
“The steel industry is under no illusion that it must decarbonise if we’re to meet our climate goals”
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
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
International cooperation to improve biodiversity is essential for the survival of our planet
‘Critical carbon stores, such as ice sheets, forests, peatlands, wetlands and the ocean, must take equal priority with cutting emissions’
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
Sarah Olney MP: The government must approach the biodiversity emergency with the urgency it deserves
‘The protection of a biodiverse environment has been plagued by ill-management and the government’s failure to understand the tangible consequences of poor biodiversity’
Approval of first UK coal mine in decades sparks condemnation from activists, opposition, and government’s official climate advisers
‘The UK government risks becoming a superpower in climate hypocrisy rather than climate leadership.’
