Labour unveils plans for carbon-neutral energy system by 2030s
Today Labour announced how it would meet its ambitious targets for net zero carbon emissions with detailed, credible plans to decarbonise and tackle the climate and environmental crisis. Labour will put the interests of workers and local communities at the heart of decarbonisation and ensure a just transition to net zero.
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Labour led Parliament in declaring a climate emergency. Now it must lead Parliament to divest from fossil fuels.
Thangam Debbonaire MP and MattWestern MP are among 190 Labour MPs who have backed the campaign to divest the Parliamentary pension fund from fossil fuels and in this article call for positive action to align investment with the Paris Agreement. Thangam is a Labour Whip and Labour MP for Bristol West and tweets at @ThangamMP. Matt is Labour MP for Warwick & Leamington and tweets at @MattWestern_.
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If the Queen’s Speech was a party political broadcast, it shows the Conservatives will not prioritise addressing the climate crisis
Sophie Lethier, SERA's Assistant National Organiser gives her view on the Queen's speech and questions how green is the Environment Bill? The Queen’s Speech was a party political broadcast that launched the Conservative’s next manifesto and provides a window into the reality of the Conservative agenda. It is concerning to see yet another failure to face up to the climate crisis.
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Science tells us our planet is broken – fixing it requires rapid and radical change
Clive Lewis MP is Shadow Treasury Minister for Sustainable Economics and Labour MP for Norwich South. He tweets at @labourlewis and calls for a post-war effort to tackle the climate and environment emergency.
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Climate refugees: A class issue
Luna Williams is the political correspondent at the Immigration Advice Service, an organisation of immigration lawyers which offers free and full legal aid to asylum-seekers and refugees. Currently climate refugees do not have a right to refuge, Luna argues that needs to change to protect vulnerable people across the world who are taking the hit for humanity's collective mistakes.
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