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A tale of two parties: Learning the environmental lessons from the 2010 coalition

Harry Holmes22 July 2019No Comment2019-07-22T09:49:34+01:00

Image credit: Number 10, Creative Commons It’s May 2010. Good Times by Roll Deep is charting number one, a track about keeping the party going and living your best life.…

Only 5% of UK universities are taking investment in renewables seriously

Chris Saltmarsh 17 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-17T19:30:26+01:00

Image credit: Creative Commons, Tom Corser People & Planet has revealed the universities leading the UK higher education sector in investment in renewable energy. The student activist network has published…

Facing up to the reality of green tech production

Martin Brampton 15 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-15T17:36:18+01:00

Image credit: Enough Project, Creative Commons Climate crisis is getting a lot of coverage. We have to be thankful that people are at last paying attention. Advocacy for renewable energy…

Bright Green Q&A with Scottish Green Party co-leader candidates: Graham Kerr

Graham Kerr 14 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-14T12:13:09+01:00

The Scottish Green Party is currently electing two co-leaders for the first time in its history. We’re speaking to each of the candidates and finding out why they’re standing and…

Greening Yorkshire: An interview with Cllr Andy Walker of the Yorkshire Party

Harry Holmes 9 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-09T19:56:22+01:00

The Yorkshire Party is celebrating its fifth birthday this year, and with a number of councillors being elected in the local elections, there is clearly much to celebrate. Cllr Andy…

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Caroline Lucas is the UK’s sixth most admired woman – UK Green news round up week 29

Chris Jarvis22 July 2019No Comment2019-07-22T21:50:25+01:00

Caroline Lucas named the UK's sixth most admired woman Image credit: Creative Commons: GPEW Caroline Lucas is easily the Green Party of England and Wales' most recognised public face. Now,…

The EU is subsidising Ryanair’s carbon emissions

James Hanson 21 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-21T10:33:11+01:00

Image credit: Bart Busschots, Creative Commons As the number of people flying regularly continues to rise, CO2 emissions from aviation have soared, rising by in the last five years in…

Fighting elections, fossil fuels and EU bureaucracy – UK Green news round up week 28

Chris Jarvis 14 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-14T23:57:01+01:00

Greens consulted on supporting Unite to Remain electoral alliance Image credit: Creative Commons, Kelly Hill This week, a new pro-EU group - Unite to Remain - was formally launched. The…

New appearances, new leaders and new MEPs: UK Green news round up week 27

Chris Jarvis 8 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-08T22:08:22+01:00

Sian Berry makes first Question Time appearance since 2007 Image credit: BBC screengrab Blue moon spotters were in luck this week. A Green Party politician was on the BBC's flagship…

No more fossil fuel infrastructure can be built if we’re to meet the 1.5 degree target

James Hanson 7 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-07T00:44:22+01:00

Image credit: Larry D Moore, Creative Commons The Paris Agreement commits the world’s governments to ensuring that global temperatures don’t rise by more than two degrees above pre-industrial levels. The…