by GND Admin | Feb 21, 2020 | Resources
Resources for Local Authorities By the beginning of 2020, 68 per cent of local authorities in the UK have declared a climate emergency – many are developing climate action plans, with a range of organisations offering support for local actors translating declarations...
by Andrew Simms | Feb 11, 2020 | General
As Boris Johnson bolts on a few buses and cycle lanes to sweeten the pill of the vastly expensive HS2 rail project, the first phase of which is unlikely to open for over a decade, many are waking up to the need for much faster action on the climate emergency. But,...
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 GND 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 GND Admin | Dec 4, 2019 | General, Reports and briefings
How to Pay for the Green New Deal Debate in the 2019 election campaign in the UK has focussed on whether spending plans proposed by political parties are affordable. This, the Group argues, is to fundamentally misunderstand the way that government investment works....
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...
