With the impact and urgency of the climate crisis increasingly evident, we're witnessing a conscious backsliding of climate commitments by the UK government.
Tag: Environment
RAAC-ed with guilt, our struggles are connected
Unlike Education Minister Gillian Keegan, many of us in the climate and trade union movements live with simmering guilt that we are not doing enough to save our planet.
Why socialists must lead the climate fightback
The left, and the broad labour movement needs to fully embrace the aims, and the warnings, of the extra-parliamentary climate movement, writes Fraser McGuire.
Rail jobs are green jobs – we need public transport fit for the climate emergency
Clearly public transport is the answer, investing in new track and new trains, and ensuring that the investment is effective – Kerry Abel, TSSA.
On climate, Labour must be bold and go further than it has so far – Ian Lavery MP
Ian Lavery shows why Labour must be bold on climate and why working class people must not be left out of the discussion.
Government on the wrong side of history for backing down from Net-Zero commitments – Greener Jobs Alliance
If we leave them in power, the collective interest of the Tory ruling class puts us on the road to extinction, writes Paul Atkin, Greener Jobs Alliance.
Young Climate Activists Protest Labour MPs’ Office until ‘Bold Action is taken’ – Green New Deal Rising
Local climate activists from Green New Deal Rising staged fourth ‘sit-out’ in front of Ian Murray’s HQ to demand bolder climate commitments from Labour ahead of the next General Election.
Keir Starmer’s decision to blame the Mayor’s ULEZ policy for defeat in Uxbridge was a mistake
“ULEZ is about improving air quality. Air pollution is either responsible for, or a major contributory factor to, over 4000 deaths annually in Greater London alone.”
It’s time to stand up to profit-driven polluters – Beth Winter MP
"The failure of private profit-seekers to take the action the climate requires to reach net zero carbon emissions is stark" - Beth Winter MP
As the planet burns, now is not the time for Starmer to ditch eco-pledges
"The planet is burning and the deadlines are approaching. Young people are desperate for proposals that will take climate change seriously and defend the ecosystems of the planet."