Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
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Climate Change
The government’s energy strategy fails to address both the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency
‘The government has produced an energy strategy which has ignored the overwhelming evidence detailing the harm caused by extractive industries’.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Priti Patel accepts £100,000 donation from company run by one of the world’s most prominent oil traders
Priti Patel’s members’ interests register shows that she accepted funds from Andurand Ventures Ltd, the company is run by Pierre Andurand, a leading oil trader.
Global banks provided $742bn in fossil fuel financing despite their climate pledges
In the six years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the world’s 60 largest private sector banks financed fossil fuels with $4.6 trillion.
Tory tug of war over Net Zero as Net Zero Scrutiny Group ‘grows in number’
Tory pressure groups in parliament who support and oppose the government’s Net Zero targets are both increasing their support.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Wera Hobhouse MP: Local Government should be at the heart of the transition to Net Zero
‘More than half of the emissions cuts needed rely on people and businesses taking up low-carbon solutions – solutions around buildings, energy and transport – decisions that are made at a local and individual level.’
Rishi Sunak needs a war chest budget to tackle the energy crisis
‘As war continues to rage in Ukraine, sending already surging gas prices even higher, the Chancellor investing in net zero isn’t just good economic policy, it’s also in the interests of our national security.’
More humiliation for Nigel Farage as second venue pulls out of his Net Zero campaign launch
The former UKIP leader forced to cancel the launch of his new campaign against net zero after yet another venue pulled out of hosting it.