Labour for a Green New Deal is hosting a rally at the Labour conference this year to demand a bold response to climate breakdown.
… Rally for a Labour Green New Deal Chris Saltmarsh | 17th … 2019 News Thought Leaders Green New Deal Labour Party Momentum Climate Change Change Makers corbyn-cut.jpg Labour for a Green New Deal is hosting a rally …
The success of the SNP and surveys carried out by DECC show that green energy is overwhelmingly popular, writes Keith Barnham. Labour's failure to support renewables and oppose nuclear power and fracking may have cost them the last election - but now, with the rise of Jeremy Corbyn there's a real chance for the party to put that right.
… For Labour to win, green must be the new red Keith … overwhelmingly popular, writes Keith Barnham. Labour's failure to support renewables and … right. At last, in the final stages of the Labour leadership election, one candidate has …
A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party's draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our Paris Agreement obligations on climate; to give companies a legal obligation to protect the environment; to retain all EU environment laws post-Brexit; and multilateral nuclear disarmament.
… of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party's draft manifesto, writes Oliver … At first sight it looks too good to be true. Labour's leaked manifesto could almost have … and even the Climate Change Act under threat, Labour's vision of the UK's future just looks …
Commitment to action on climate change was once a banner of modernism adopted by by both Tony Blair and David Cameron, writes Leo Barasi. But no longer. The Tories have abandoned it entirely, while the Labour mainstream, in thrall to the twin narratives of 'austerity' and 'aspiration', looks the other way. So how to put climate change back on the centre-left agenda?
… Tories have abandoned it entirely, while the Labour mainstream, in thrall to the twin … that his party was at least as pro-climate as Labour. Since the 2010 election, however, the … . But the journey of the centre-left wing of Labour (that is, the right of the party) has …
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party, today called for a new democratically controlled, localised energy system to deliver a transition to a low carbon economy and help prevent climate change. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… Brendan Montague | 10th February 2018 News Labour Party Energy Nationalisation … Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party, today called for a new … environmental crises facing humanity. The Labour leader this afternoon told a one day …
The Labour party’s manifesto prioritises climate change, air quality and biodiversity decline, arguing that strong environmental policy is a social justice issue. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… Labour commits to 2050 'net zero' target … Catherine Early | 25th September 2018 News Labour Climate Change Fracking Farming Fishing Politics sustainable_fishing.jpg The Labour party’s manifesto prioritises climate …
Labour's new candidate for London Mayor has taken a firm stand against Heathrow expansion, write Victor Anderson & Rupert Read. But he's all for it at Gatwick - never mind the climate change. For those who oppose new runways on principle, there's only one choice: The Greens' Sian Berry.
… Labour's climate change fudge: Heathrow, no; … UK Emissions heathrow-takeoff-cut.jpg Labour's new candidate for London Mayor has … opponent in Khan, the man who infamously led Labour's anti-Green 'attack unit' during the …
Actors across the UK political spectrum are recognising that the time is ripe for fundamental change; a Progressive Alliance of the left and centre parties, offering comprehensive constitutional, electoral, policy reform and tough measures on climate change, writes ALEX CHAPMAN
… on climate change, writes ALEX CHAPMAN Labour is at an impasse. However the upcoming … who salvaged unlikely victories in Labour's last three by-elections. Labour's mess is merely a microcosm of a …
Jeremy Corbyn is the one candidate for the Labour leadership who is serious about the environment and social justice. Only he can re-energise the Party, turn it into a political force capable of defeating neo-liberalism, and lead the progressive government that Britain so desperately needs.
… Jeremy Corbyn is the one candidate for the Labour leadership who is serious about the … establishment, both inside and outside the Labour Party. Today openDemocracy reports of a "great Labour purge" of its membership and voting …
We need a renewable energy revolution, an end to fracking, no new nuclear power, efficient homes, and the break up of our energy cartels, writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP trade deal with the US, clean air to breathe, and massive investment in public transport. Is there anything not to like?
… transport. Is there anything not to like? The Labour movement and environmental movement are … and ecosystems must be at the heart of the Labour Party's vision of a fairer, more … also protect people and enhance our lives. As Labour leader I would bring together a …
Opinionated and outspoken, often wildly at odds with the government’s line, the UK’s environment minister Michael Meacher is, by his own reckoning, a lone voice in the wilderness.
… can’t imagine finding it in the official New Labour dictionary (which is like other … to such an extent that former leader of the Labour Party Neil Kinnock dubbed him Tony … He is also a multi-million-pound donor to the Labour Party, giving Labour its biggest single …
With the major party manifestos all published it's not just the Greens that oppose fracking, writes Mat Hope. It's also Labour and the Libdems. So who's left? The Tories of course, who are holding fast to the fracking faith, and even want to create a new special purpose regulator for the industry. Oh yes, and UKIP, which is also committed to abolishing the Climate Change Act.
… oppose fracking, writes Mat Hope. It's also Labour and the Libdems. So who's left? The … a land-grab for the anti-Brexit centre, and a Labour party swinging leftwards and away (or … in the UK that does not oppose fracking. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats promised to …
'For the rich, much much less, while for the billions who lack the basics: more good food, better housing, abundant clean water...'
… October 2019 | News Degrowth Green New Deal Labour For A Green New Deal Climate Breakdown … of left parties in Europe , and by Britain’s Labour Party. Degrowth, likewise, works as a … political alliance rooted in organised labour. The support base is working-class but …
Britain has a huge role in effecting the global energy transition to renewables, new shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy told the Labour Party Conference. But that will mean a complete reversal of Tory policies to attack wind and solar, lock us into polluting fossil fuels and overpriced nuclear power, and maintain 'big six' profits at consumers' expense.
… shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy told the Labour Party Conference. But that will mean a … right. It is a British legacy. And it's a Labour legacy. And I am not prepared to let it … irreversible, universal. Paris can build on Labour's Climate Change Act and return us to …
The late Labour MP fought both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on environmental policies, writes John Vidal, standing up for climate and access to countryside, and against GMO crops and road building. Radical to the end, he was one of the few MPs to support Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.
… Climate Change GMOs meacher-cut.jpg The late Labour MP fought both Tony Blair and Gordon … of the few MPs to support Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. Michael Meacher , who died … which surprised and delighted ramblers and Labour backbenchers even as it infuriated …
As an excuse to do nothing itself, this Labour Government has often hidden behind US intransigence on climate change, so it’ll be interesting to see how Gordon Brown might respond to a US President more progressive than he on global warming.
… Garman | 19th June 2008 Comment Gordon Brown Labour Carbon Laws Climate Change Heathrow UK … As an excuse to do nothing itself, this Labour Government has often hidden behind US … As an excuse to do nothing itself, this Labour Government has often hidden behind US …
An economy run on slave labour has much in common with one run on fossil fuels, argues Jean-Francois Mouhot. Ending suffering means we all need to become modern-day abolitionists
… ballandchain.jpg An economy run on slave labour has much in common with one run on … and developed countries externalise(d) labour (labour came from slaves in the former case and …
The Labour party in government should nationalise banks that continue to invest in fossil fuels.
… Finance Banks Financial Crisis Climate Change Labour Party Caroline Lucas 25316929517_cb4c85f795_k.jpg The Labour party in government should nationalise … the carbon bubble closer to bursting. The Labour's party's 2017 manifesto already …
Now is the time for experts, activists and workers to collaborate on well-designed, affordable and energy-positive buildings.
… people is becoming as central an issue for labour and social movements in the … where I live, are battling against right-wing Labour councils that neglect social housing … on architecture, in a recent call for the Labour Party to get its act together on …
Temperature rise driven by climate breakdown and deforestation increasing heat-related deaths in rural communities in Indonesia.
… and climate change on unsafe work conditions. Labourers Local deforestation, combined with … study in the same region found that outdoor labourers worked, on average, 6.5 hours a day, … Deforestation is driven largely by outdoor labour-intensive industries, such as mining, …
All the 'main' political parties are backing nuclear power in bold defiance of all the evidence that it's expensive, dangerous and not even low-carbon, writes David Lowry. Even George Osborne just admitted that Hinkley C is 'unaffordable' - but supports it anyway. For a rational nuclear policy, the way is Green.
… the way is Green. On Monday this week the Labour Party published its ' Green Plan ', in which it stated: "Labour also supports the development of new … issues hosted on the BBC on the same day, Labour's shadow energy secretary Caroline …
The climate secretary has been lauded for his coal-fired proposals, but beyond the smokescreen it’s business as usual says Joss Garman
… having the potential to be ‘the one’ to lead Labour out of its political crisis, … are now muttering that maybe he can defuse Labour’s woes in much the same way. As usual … off a political masterstroke. In true New Labour fashion, he argued that there is a …
Our response to climate breakdown should inspire hope and optimism.
… Strikes Extinction Rebellion Green Party Labour Party protest.jpg Our response to … conceived. On 13 February, activists from the Labour Party and climate movement came … Strategy, took the opportunity to layout Labour's approach to their proposed 'green …
Climate breakdown is leading to ever-greater migration - but the issue is still largely invisible in migration discourse and response.
… million interstate and intrastate migrant labourers. It is difficult to get data on what percentage of these labourers migrated specifically because of … Uttarakhand’s Action Plan on Climate Change. "Labour-intensive hill farming has thus been …