Sunak’s anti-net zero gamble failed – signs suggest bold climate action can win elections
Here’s what the 2024 UK election revealed about public appetite for tackling climate change.
Rebecca Willis, Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University •
conversation
July 11, 2024 • ~7 min
July 11, 2024 • ~7 min
Labour has a chance to finally insulate Britain – but there’s a big hole in its plans
The new government aims to retrofit five million homes in five years – while footing 10% of the bill.
Ran Boydell, Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University •
conversation
July 9, 2024 • ~7 min
July 9, 2024 • ~7 min
Labour’s plans for border and economic security aren’t sustainable unless it takes the threat of climate change seriously
With a massive public mandate for change, Keir Starmer’s Labour party should adopt three key principles that acknowledge the global gravity of our approaching climate disaster.
Kate Seymour, Lecturer in Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University •
conversation
July 8, 2024 • ~8 min
July 8, 2024 • ~8 min
Renationalising water could fix sewage crisis – but no major party will do it
Bans on water company boss bonuses, but no overhaul of Britain’s creaking (and leaking) water industry.
Kevin Grecksch, Departmental Lecturer and Course Director MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford •
conversation
July 2, 2024 • ~9 min
July 2, 2024 • ~9 min
Landmark court ruling will have huge implications for new fossil fuel projects in UK
Regardless of where in the world the oil would be burnt, local authorities must consider the greenhouse gas emissions before granting the planning permission.
Rosalind Malcolm, Professor of Environmental Law, Director of Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG), University of Surrey •
conversation
June 26, 2024 • ~7 min
June 26, 2024 • ~7 min
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