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Around the world governments are intervening in the economy in ways that would have once seemed unimaginable. This blog thread explores the responses to the pandemic emerging around the world, and the policy proposals and practical approaches that might see us emerge, re-set and equipped to respond to the interlinked crises in climate, nature and inequality.
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The challenge we are currently facing is unprecedented in its scale, nature and impact. Around the world governments are intervening in the economy in ways that would have once seemed unimaginable. This blog explores the responses to the pandemic emerging around the world, and explores the policy proposals and approaches that might see us emerge, re-set and equipped to respond to the crises in climate, nature and inequality
£100 billion lost to tax ‘flaws and holes’
Green New Deal Group calls for a ‘Great Tax Parachute’ as alternative to spending cuts, to save the public finances and give the economy a soft landing.
Cuts won't work, but green spending will reduce public debt, create jobs, cut carbon, says Green New Deal Group
Two days ahead of the pre-budget report, and as the UN climate change talks open in Copenhagen – the second report from the author’s of the original Green New Deal says that the Chancellor is likely to miss a historic opportunity to tackle public debt, create thousands of new green jobs and kick-start the transformation to a low-carbon economy.
In the news: 2009
Selected press coverage of the Green New Deal in 2009: August The Ecologist: Bailed-out banks should fund the Green New DealThe Star: Sheffield's green initiatives praised by author Colin Hines July BBC Newsnight: Plant closure leaves green energy plans twisting in...
Budget fails to deliver Green New Deal
Green New Deal Group members explain why the Budget falls far short of what’s needed to tackle the triple crunch of finance, climate and energy crises, and set out their vision for a Green New Deal Budget
Brown’s new green spending delays carbon build-up by less than half a day
Government’s new and additional green investment is a mere fraction of the bonuses awarded to the top staff at the failed Royal Bank of Scotland, according to a new report by Green New Deal publisher nef (the new economics foundation).
Put People First: demand a Green New Deal
The Green New Deal Group are one of over 140 organisations supporting the march for jobs, justice and the climate this Saturday.