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An open letter to the climate justice movement
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If Sadiq Khan really is a green mayor, he should stop the Silvertown tunnel
A Guardian comment piece on the Silvertown Tunnel. He risks ruining his legacy for a project that will bring more…
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‘We can’t afford this anymore’: Extinction Rebellion takes action inside Parliament to demand a Citizens’ Assembly
Well done to Extinction Rebellion for taking action last week in Parliament. Highlighting the need both to force the government…
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Why UK energy bills are soaring to record highs- and how to cut them
From Carbon Brief. A global energy crisis has been building for nearly a year, after the post-Covid rebound crashed headlong into Russia’s invasion…
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Tunnel vision
A piece on the Silvertown Tunnel by our friend Simon Pirani, first published in The Ecologist. For further analysis also…
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The latest drought exposes the abject failure of Tory water privatisation
From iNews OPINION By Paul Waugh Chief Political Commentator The drip-drip process of a shift to greater state regulation and intervention…
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Can ‘green laws’ stop climate change?
First published at RS21.org Renton’s article, written from within the legal profession, is a corrective to the ‘legal activist’ view…
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Global heating scorches ‘Cool Britannia’
Our friend Pritam Singh writes in The Tribune, India. Global heating caused by the use of fossil fuels creates a…
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Local government, climate policy and public engagement
Red Green Labour supporter Richard Hatcher writes on local government, climate policy and public engagement. On 28 June the WMCA…
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TUC Report: 42,000 jobs can be created making UK schools safer, greener and more energy efficient
A useful report from the TUC. Issue date 07 Jul 2022 Funding already allocated covers just 3% of retrofits needed…