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Save the trees: the campaigner whose protest stopped felling

“What had been planned for the trees of Western Road symbolises much that was —  and still is —  wrong in neoliberal Britain: privatisation, austerity, national and local governments getting into bed with corporate capital, climate change denial, and ignoring what local communities want.” Alan Story reports for Green World on the campaigner Roy Millington and his efforts to ensure that the trees of Western Road were saved.

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No going back: Rebuilding a post-coronavirus world
Green World speaks to four commentators on why we can cannot return to business as usual
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What does “not going back” mean for how we get around?
Caroline Russell on the walking and cycling networks shaping the future of how we travel.
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International Women’s Day 2020: Why is climate justice a feminist issue?
Kate Metcalf from the Women’s Environmental Network explains the gendered impacts of the climate crisis
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Active travel at the heart of a green recovery
Sustrans’ Daniel Gillett reflects on the recent government emergency funding for active travel
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Let us not despair, but learn lessons
Andrew Pratt says that human society must respect the natural world to prevent future crises
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Covid-19 underlines the need for resilient food systems
The people-scale food systems fostering resilience within communities during the pandemic
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Interactive map shows impact of human activity on extreme weather
An interactive map from Carbon Brief reveals the human fingerprint of extreme weather
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Climate Assembly UK moves online
The Climate Assembly UK will move online to continue its parliamentary remit

Europe’s Green Deal as the new normal

Evelyne Huytebroeck
“Climate change and loss of biodiversity are still the biggest threat to our society and planet. It's increasingly clear that everything is connected to our unsustainable model, and that ...
Evelyne Huytebroeck |
Environment
Society
Europe
International
| Mon 11 May 2020

Are we really all in this together?

Greens announce Carbon Chancellor plans outside Treasury
“This health crisis has starkly demonstrated the gross inequality that disfigures our society but it also gives us an opportunity to change that.” Former Green MEP Molly Scott Cato explor...
Molly Scott Cato |
Environment
UK Government
Economics
Business
| Mon 4 May 2020

CO2 levels increase by 26 per cent since 1970

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Global carbon dioxide levels have increased by 26 per cent since 1970, while the last five years have been the hottest on record. Though the coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause carb...
Green World |
Climate Change
Environment
Economics
Health
| Thu 23 Apr 2020

Reboot economy through Green New Deal, say Greens

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The Green Party has responded to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s coronavirus reference scenario and urged the government to avoid a business as usual approach to a post-coronavirus...
Olivia Rutherford |
Green Party
Economics
Environment
Society
| Wed 22 Apr 2020

What should change post-coronavirus?

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“We cannot and should not weigh a loss of human life against the potential of environmental progress. What we can do however, is look at how we can learn from this moment of pause.” Polit...
Luna Williams |
Society
Environment
Politics
UK Government
| Wed 22 Apr 2020

Keep parks open this Easter, Green Party urges

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“Government should be working with councils to help them do everything they can to monitor parks and ensure people are keeping to the social distancing rules. This way, we can be sure to ...
Olivia Rutherford |
Society
Environment
UK Government
Politics
| Thu 9 Apr 2020

Save people not planes

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“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...
Olivia Rutherford |
Air Quality
International
Climate Change
Environment
| Tue 7 Apr 2020

COP26 delayed, but change is coming

Natalie Bennett, Baroness of Manor Castle.
“The degree to which we’ve coped, we’ve changed and adapted during the coronavirus outbreak, offers a positive lesson. Change is possible, and can be good, even wonderful.” Though the ann...
Natalie Bennett |
Environment
Climate Change
Politics
Activism
| Fri 3 Apr 2020

Lack of Budget ambition fuelling climate emergency

Caroline Russell
“What we have is business as usual which won’t help us reach our 2030 carbon goals and won’t even begin to cut congestion, road danger or air pollution.” Green Party transport spokesperso...
Caroline Russell |
UK Government
Politics
Environment
Policy
Climate Change
| Wed 11 Mar 2020

What women can do to tackle the climate crisis

Women attending a climate crisis workshop in Bristol for International Women's Day.
On Saturday (7 March), women from across Bristol celebrated International Women’s Day at a series of events at the City Hall, organised by Bristol Women’s Voice. Exploring the gendered im...
Imogen Benson |
Green Party
Activism
Justice
Environment
Climate Change
| Mon 9 Mar 2020
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