The government recently published its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which outlines a new strategy aimed at making transport greener. Although the policy may bring benefits for the UK, h...
“The Green Party, it appears, is the only party that remains committed to deliver change and to face the fierce urgency of now.” Joanna Wright, who recently defected from the Liberal Demo...
Bristol Airport has recently announced its intention to become the first ‘net-zero’ airport by 2030. These commitments, however, exclude the two main areas of enterprise for the airport, ...
“The long list of speakers showed how united the community is behind the demand to stop the tunnel project.” The Stop the Silvertown Tunnel coalition describes how Newham-based community ...
“Air pollution makes people vulnerable and susceptible to a whole host of health conditions – Covid-19 has delivered ‘the final coup de grâce’.” Transport Spokesperson Caroline Russell ex...
“The benefits of the Heathrow expansion would be felt by the privileged few who fly, yet the price paid by people across the world.” Anna Hughes, Director of Flight Free UK, considers the...
With the Climate Change Committee warning that the UK’s waste sector is seeing rising CO2 emissions due to the construction of new Energy-from-Waste plants, Green Peer Jenny Jones outline...
“The council is paying lip service to road safety and to promoting active travel, but at every critical junction they take the wrong turn.” Kensington Green Party activist Fabian Frenzel ...
Rakesh Prashara, Equality and Diversity Officer for the Newcastle Greens, explains why proposed open-cast coal mines must not be given the go-ahead by Newcastle City Council.
“While electric cars are undoubtedly less harmful than petrol cars, frankly that’s a pretty low bar.” Following the Prime Minister’s promise of investment in electric vehicles, Paul Moroz...
Kensington and Chelsea Greens welcome Kensington High Street’s new cycle lane but emphasise the importance of making it a permanent feature, allowing people to travel safely and reduce po...
Originally intended to cost £600 million, the cost of the Silvertown Road Tunnel is set to spiral to £2 billion. Green Party Transport Spokesperson and London Assembly Member Caroline Rus...
“It’s striking that Assembly members highlighted the values of fairness and the protection of nature as key principles for the path to net zero, along with more widespread information and...
A flagship transport scheme designed to increase physical distancing and reduce exposure to air pollution in the post-Covid era has come under fire from campaigners who claim it is counte...
Green Councillor for Willesborough Liz Wright criticises the government’s high-handed approach to politics, as it purchases 27 hectares of agricultural land in Ashford for the development...
“It is inexcusable to try and find out why the BAME community is adversely affected by Covid-19 and not consider the relationship between Covid-19 and air pollution.” Growing calls have b...
“Bailouts must not allow the aviation sector to return to business as usual after Covid-19 has been defeated”. An open letter coordinated by Stay Grounded calls for governments around the...
Diego Pedraza Lahoz, activist at campaign group Stay Grounded, explains the environmental and social arguments for the degrowth of the aviation industry.
“If we want to leave a healthy planet for future generations, we simply can't allow a third runway to go ahead.” Jenny Bates, campaigner at Friends of the Earth, explains the environmenta...
