“The UK is facing its biggest economic shock for a generation. Meanwhile, the global crisis of climate change is accelerating. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address these ur...
“I’ve lost count of the conversations with neighbours and campaigners wanting to keep some of the lockdown quietness and make sure that it stays safe for people to breathe, walk and cycle...
“By making it easier for people to walk and cycle, we will help build more active, healthier and resilient communities.” Daniel Gillett, Policy Officer at the UK walking and cycling chari...
After a Channel 4 report revealed that HS2 has used pest controllers to deter birds from nesting in the railway’s path, the Woodland Trust has challenged the government’s action, explaini...
“With the final costs now put at £106 billion, HS2 needs to be stopped and Parliament needs to get some answers about how the money might be spent more effectively, without the huge envir...
“If European shipping were a country, it would be the 8th largest polluter in the bloc, pumping 139 million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere in 2018 alone.” Reflecting on her frequent jo...
With HS2 set to cost £88 billion and face delays of up to seven years, Green Party Co-leader Jonathan Bartley has described the high-speed railway as an ‘act of ecocide’. Speaking at a ca...
Ahead of the Green Party’s autumn conference this weekend (4-6 October) in Newport, Wales, the party has unveiled proposals to ban adverts for polluting cars and flights across the UK.
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“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...
“Consulting the public on a proposal to charge private cars would have been the ideal opportunity to ask how people would tackle this public health crisis.” Sheffield’s clean air zone pro...
