by Colin Hines | Mar 24, 2020 | General, Media, Other coverage, The Green New Deal
In a letter to the Guardian, Green New Deal group member Colin Hines makes the case for “green QE” to fund a global green new deal that can transform the health of the planet and build a very different economy for a post-coronavirus world: Larry Elliott...
by Andrew Simms | Mar 19, 2020 | Resilient response, Step Change
Writing for the New Weather Institute Lindsay Mackie and Green New Deal Group member Andrew Simms explore how crises reveal fundamental flaws in underlying political and economic models and call for a new approach: It looks like it’s going to be a national emergency,...
by Richard Murphy | Mar 18, 2020 | Step Change
Writing for his Tax Research blog, Green New Deal member Richard Murphy sets out a plan for the economic crisis triggered by coronavirus: It is possible for the UK to survive the economic crisis caused by coronavirus. However, that requires a plan and right now the...
by Colin Hines | Mar 13, 2020 | General, Step Change
Writing for Brave New Europe, Green New Deal Group member Colin Hines makes the case for medium term efforts to tackle coronavirus to act as a ‘green bridge’ for tackling climate change. One thing rarely mentioned in the wall to wall coverage of the...
by Andrew Simms | Feb 27, 2020 | General, Media, Other coverage
Writing for the Rapid Transition Alliance, Green New Deal Group member Andrew Simms explores the switch from ‘town gas’ to ‘natural gas’ to see what lessons we might learn for transforming our homes with a Green New Deal to meet the challenges...
by Richard Murphy | Feb 27, 2020 | General, Media, Other coverage
Writing for his Tax Research blog, Green New Deal Group member Richard Murphy welcomes the findings of the 2070 Commission report, Make No Little Plans: Acting At Scale For a Fairer and Stronger Future, and argues that the Green New Deal would enable us to decarbonise...