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Single use plastics to be banned in Wales – but trouble lies ahead

By Sean Thompson On 20 September, the Welsh Government introduced the snappily titled Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill…

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How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm

From Nature Researchers must help to define science-based targets for water, nutrients, carbon emissions and more to avoid cascading effects…

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Labour for a Green New Deal responds to blocking of Labour Conference motion

L4GND National Coordinator Chris Saltmarsh explaining the news of Labour blocking their conference motion. He also outlines a plan to…

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Let Labour Conference debate public ownership in the Green New Deal

An urgent call-out from Labour for a Green New Deal. Sign here. Labour’s Conference Arrangements Committee has ruled Labour for…

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Inside the Democrats’ climate deal with the devil

A more negative assessment of Biden’s climate package, from Open Democracy. The new climate package furthers the US’ most profligate…

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Biden’s Climate Act- a potential game changer

First published on Alan Thornett’s website Ecosocialist Discussion Joe Biden’s Climate Act – confusingly called the Inflation Reduction Act –…

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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…

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Climate in crisis – SERA must up its game

Published today on Labour Net, this article by four members of SERA, relates to serious shortcomings of that organisation and…

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CCC progress report: What sectors (if any) are on course to reach net-zero emissions?

Whilst very business focused, and not approaching the questions from a left perspective, this article has a lot of very…