by Richard Murphy | Jan 28, 2020 | General, Other coverage
The Guardian reported the pledge by one of the UK’s largest supermarkets to go carbon neutral by 2040, but the headline doesn’t tell the full story. This is how the Guardian reported the announcement: Sainsbury’s has pledged to spend £1bn to...
by admin | Dec 19, 2019 | General
Writing in the Guardian, journalist Zoe Williams reviews Green New Deal Group member Ann Pettifor’s, The Case for the Green New Deal “Like many political neologisms, “Green New Deal” became de rigueur so fast that it had multiple variations, passionate...
by admin | Dec 4, 2019 | General, Reports and briefings
How to Pay for the Green New Deal A new briefing, How to Pay for the Green New Deal, from the Green New Deal Group sets out how a transformational Green New Deal can be financed. Debate in the 2019 election campaign in the UK has focussed on whether spending plans...
by Ruth Potts | Nov 11, 2019 | General, Reports and briefings
This election must deliver a Green New Deal. The challenge is clear. We need a plan ambitious enough to tackle climate breakdown at the scale and speed set out by science. We need a plan to create a fair society that works for everyone and involves us all. This...
by Caroline Lucas | Oct 22, 2019 | General, Media
Writing in a new collection of essays published by IPPR and WWF, Green New Deal member Caroline Lucas, writing with Ed Miliband and Laura Sandys, makes the case for the need for a clear vision at the heart of the Green New Deal. With climate emergencies declared...
by Colin Hines | Oct 8, 2019 | General, Media
Support has been surging on both sides of the Atlantic for the idea of a Green New Deal. Time to turn it into action, and jobs, on the ground. The huge increase in support for a Green New Deal in Europe and the United States has led many groups, old and new,...
