Britain has shifted its position and now backs a moratorium on commercial deep-sea mining, after criticism from scientists, MPs and environmentalists.
Tag: Environment
A King’s speech for fossils – Greener Jobs Alliance
Rishi Sunak's first and likely only King's Speech abysmally failed to tackle the climate crisis, writes Paul Atkin.
“Disastrous moral abdication” – Labour’s refusal to back Gaza Ceasefire challenged by leading UK climate groups
Twenty-five of the UK’s leading climate and environmental justice groups have called the Labour Party leadership’s refusal to support a ceasefire in Gaza a “disastrous moral abdication.”
Nadia Whittome MP: King’s Speech utterly devoid of ideas or crisis-tackling policies
The King's Speech was devoid of ideas and did not the take crises we're facing seriously, writes Nadia Whittome MP.
Labour ‘government in waiting’ must reverse 13 years of austerity to flood defences – FBU
"Firefighters are the frontline of flood response. The last few days have laid bare the damage austerity has done to our ability to protect communities from this growing threat."
Delivering housing whilst defending our environment – Jon Trickett MP
The demand for housing does not mean we should abandon commitments to protecting the environment, writes Jon Trickett MP.
Labour Conference at odds with leadership on energy ownership – Labour for a Green New Deal
"Labour needs an election platform that is capable both of winning and instigating necessary economic transformations like public ownership of energy."
We need to demand more than reversing Tory climate U-turns
Sam Mason argues for a planned climate transition with real justice at its heart for workers, communities, and planet.
Left slam Sunak’s climate climbdown
A range of left voices have challenged Rishi Sunak's Net-Zero climb-down, the Prime Minister attempts to conflate climate action with the climate crisis.
Doublethink in Downing Street – Greener Jobs Alliance
With the impact and urgency of the climate crisis increasingly evident, we're witnessing a conscious backsliding of climate commitments by the UK government.