No more fossil fuel infrastructure can be built if we’re to meet the 1.5 degree target
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…
Who will be the next leader of the Scottish Greens? – UK Green news round up week 26
Maggie Chapman and Patrick Harvie seek to continue leading Scottish Greens Image credit: YouTube screengrab and Ric Lander, Creative Commons Nominations for the Scottish Green Party's co-leader election closed this…
Green New Deals and new Green leaders – UK Green news round up week 25
Magid Magid and Alex Phillips set out how a Green New Deal could beat the far right Image credit: YouTube screengrab The Green New Deal is all the rage right…
Jenny Jones to join campaign to stop a Brighton school becoming an academy
Image credit: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Creative Commons The campaign to stop a Brighton school becoming an academy is about to be boosted by a high profile backer. Jenny Jones, the Green member…
Fighting privatisation, from buses to schools – UK Green news round up week 24
John Finnie celebrates victory that could transform bus services in Scotland Image credit: YouTube screengrab This week, the Scottish Parliament made an historic decision. It voted to accept amendments to…
Greens hit out at Lib Dem austerity pushers and Tory bigots – UK Green news round up week 23
Siân Berry slams Liberal Democrats for their part in austerity Image credit: Rosie Rawle This weekend the Green Party of England and Wales held its Spring conference in Scarborough. One…
Breaking records again and again – UK Green news round up week 22
Greens celebrate best ever European election results Image credit: YouTube screengrab After all the votes had been counted last Sunday, the Green Party of England and Wales had won seven…
Goodbye Theresa: UK Green news round up week 21
Greens respond to Theresa May's resignation Image credit: YouTube Screengrab After a premiership almost unparalleled in its chaos and incompetence, Theresa May finally announced her departure date this week. In…
Renewable energy company becomes first business to declare a climate emergency
Image credit: Creative Commons, Tom Corser On May 20, Ecotricity became the first UK company to declare a climate emergency through a Facebook post by its founder Vince Dale. The…
New poll has Greens on track to win FOUR seats in the next Welsh Assembly election
Another day, another impressive opinion poll result for the UK's Green Parties. This time, it's for the next Welsh Assembly elections scheduled for 2021. YouGov's latest voting intention poll has…