Natalie Bennett: Boris Johnson must live up to his climate change rhetoric
‘The Prime Minister has staked out his case for successful COP26 talks. And in the weeks before it, what happens in the UK is going to be under the global microscope.’
Climate Change
Green Party leadership election round up
It’s only a matter of hours before online voting for the leadership election of the Green Party of England and Wales closes.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, September 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
6 key Lib Dem policy announcements from party conference
Party leader Ed Davey has announced a new flagship Education policy on the third day of the party’s conference – Catch-Up Vouchers.
Lib Dem leader says ‘fossil fuel money will be banned from the city of London’
‘We control the regulations and laws of the city of London. We can change how the city of London operates, we can show leadership to other financial centres of the world’.
Carbon pricing and a frequent flyer levy at heart of Lib Dem plans to combat climate change
The Liberal Democrats say they want to bring in a frequent flyer levy by reforming Air Passenger Duty to target the most frequent flyers.
Backlash from Labour activists and MPs after Green New Deal motion blocked
‘Labour for a Green New Deal described the move as ‘anti-democratic’ which was designed to ‘silence members, making a mockery of any commitment to bold climate action’.
Natalie Bennett: This is a climate emergency. Parliament has a chance to declare that reality in law
The Tories’ Environment Bill isn’t fit for purpose. But it can be changed to truly tackle the climate crisis, says Natalie Bennett.
Mary Kelly Foy MP: Simply saying that we will be carbon neutral by 2050 is not enough
‘The likes of BP and Exxon need to be held accountable for the masses of emissions they produce’.
Extinction Rebellion: Government must end investment in fossil fuels immediately
“We know that mass participation and civil disobedience works”.