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The 'Nature's Right's Bill' is being proposed by Natalie Bennett. It should be underpinned by 'Planetary Boundaries' as set out by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. The Green Party supports the Planetary Boundaries which should be respected in all areas of policy.
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The 'Nature's Right's Bill' is being proposed by Natalie Bennett. It should be underpinned by 'Planetary Boundaries' as set out by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. The Green Party supports the Planetary Boundaries which should be respected in all areas of policy.
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After insisting for weeks that the Conservatives' proposed law to deport millions of people with indefinite leave to remain is a "serious plan" Kemi Badenoch's spokesman now says it has been scrapped and they will unveil an entirely new plan in the coming weeks
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
After insisting for weeks that the Conservatives' proposed law to deport millions of people with indefinite leave to remain is a "serious plan" Kemi Badenoch's spokesman now says it has been scrapped and they will unveil an entirely new plan in the coming weeks
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New Green Party policy of a target that 25% of every square kilometre should be designated for nature will be applied flexibly in urban areas. Authorities will have time to make plans to increase green spaces, green roofs, more natural driveways etc. Focus will be on the most nature deprived areas.
October 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New Green Party policy of a target that 25% of every square kilometre should be designated for nature will be applied flexibly in urban areas. Authorities will have time to make plans to increase green spaces, green roofs, more natural driveways etc. Focus will be on the most nature deprived areas.
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AR7 analysis: How much offshore wind will the govt be able to contract at the upcoming CfD auction?
It depends on the "strike price", but roughly…
6GW at £70/MWh
5GW at £80/MWh
4GW at £90/MWh
THREAD
1/6
It depends on the "strike price", but roughly…
6GW at £70/MWh
5GW at £80/MWh
4GW at £90/MWh
THREAD
1/6
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
AR7 analysis: How much offshore wind will the govt be able to contract at the upcoming CfD auction?
It depends on the "strike price", but roughly…
6GW at £70/MWh
5GW at £80/MWh
4GW at £90/MWh
THREAD
1/6
It depends on the "strike price", but roughly…
6GW at £70/MWh
5GW at £80/MWh
4GW at £90/MWh
THREAD
1/6
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Last month a DEFRA statement said it is "strengthening" it's commitment to biodiversity, with target of 500,000ha of wildlife rich habitat by 2042. It says it "aims" to support the UN '30:30'.This shows that DEFRA is not genuinely committed because 7m ha is needed to achieve 30:30 in UK. 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Last month a DEFRA statement said it is "strengthening" it's commitment to biodiversity, with target of 500,000ha of wildlife rich habitat by 2042. It says it "aims" to support the UN '30:30'.This shows that DEFRA is not genuinely committed because 7m ha is needed to achieve 30:30 in UK. 🧵
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The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
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Plans to weaken protections for England's national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
- Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Plans to weaken protections for England's national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
- Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The UK government is legally committed to devote 30% of land for nature by 2030, but doesn't have policies to achieve this. An empty promise. Much land designated as "improving" its biodiversity isn't improving according to the Wildlife Trusts and others so shouldn't be counted towards the target.🧵
The UK has a target to protect 30% of land & sea for nature by 2030🏞️
But progress isn’t adding up - just 6% of land across the UK is protected, with 5 years to go🥀
New findings are launched as we prepare for #WildSummitUK tomorrow, where nature voices from across the country will push for action 🌱
But progress isn’t adding up - just 6% of land across the UK is protected, with 5 years to go🥀
New findings are launched as we prepare for #WildSummitUK tomorrow, where nature voices from across the country will push for action 🌱
September 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The UK government is legally committed to devote 30% of land for nature by 2030, but doesn't have policies to achieve this. An empty promise. Much land designated as "improving" its biodiversity isn't improving according to the Wildlife Trusts and others so shouldn't be counted towards the target.🧵
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The Green Party is genuinely committed to achieving 30:30 (the UN supported Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework). We have the policies to achieve this including our new policy which says that 25% of each square kilometre in UK should comprise natural or semi-natural habitat.
October 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Green Party is genuinely committed to achieving 30:30 (the UN supported Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework). We have the policies to achieve this including our new policy which says that 25% of each square kilometre in UK should comprise natural or semi-natural habitat.
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‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
- Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
- Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The late Dave Wetzel was a great advocate of Land Value Tax. LVT would help to break down the highly concentrated ownership of land in UK and motivate careful use of land and raise revenue. The current government is unlikely to even implement a wealth tax in the coming budget.
September 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The late Dave Wetzel was a great advocate of Land Value Tax. LVT would help to break down the highly concentrated ownership of land in UK and motivate careful use of land and raise revenue. The current government is unlikely to even implement a wealth tax in the coming budget.
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Green Party welcomes government plans to open up the Land Registry more to the public, increasing transparency. Our policy is that the beneficial owner of any UK land should be registered within set period of time, after which land with no registered owner should pass into public ownership.
August 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Green Party welcomes government plans to open up the Land Registry more to the public, increasing transparency. Our policy is that the beneficial owner of any UK land should be registered within set period of time, after which land with no registered owner should pass into public ownership.
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The Agriculture Development Advisory Service (part of the Office for Environmental Protection) assessment is that current agri-environment schemes will only reduce nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment pollution by 3 -6%, way below the government target of a 40% reduction from 2018 to 2038.
August 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Agriculture Development Advisory Service (part of the Office for Environmental Protection) assessment is that current agri-environment schemes will only reduce nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment pollution by 3 -6%, way below the government target of a 40% reduction from 2018 to 2038.
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The government’s commitment to halve sewage pollution of rivers by 2030, and halve phosphorous by 2028 are weak. Few details of where £104b of private investment to tackle pollution is coming from. Will it just be added to our water bills? The Green Party would nationalise the water companies. 🧵
August 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The government’s commitment to halve sewage pollution of rivers by 2030, and halve phosphorous by 2028 are weak. Few details of where £104b of private investment to tackle pollution is coming from. Will it just be added to our water bills? The Green Party would nationalise the water companies. 🧵
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Green Party Policy is to increase the area of tree cover in England & Wales to 30-40% within 10 years. Currently 13%. Most EU countries already at 30-40%. International tree cover average is 31%.
NEW – Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/ksxZIvW
Read here: buff.ly/ksxZIvW
July 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Green Party Policy is to increase the area of tree cover in England & Wales to 30-40% within 10 years. Currently 13%. Most EU countries already at 30-40%. International tree cover average is 31%.
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The sea is a very valuable resource which we should all benefit from. The Crown Estate owns the territorial seabed around UK to 22 kilometres out to sea. The Green Party thinks the Crown Estate should bebrought not only under public management, but into public ownership. It should belong to us all.
July 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The sea is a very valuable resource which we should all benefit from. The Crown Estate owns the territorial seabed around UK to 22 kilometres out to sea. The Green Party thinks the Crown Estate should bebrought not only under public management, but into public ownership. It should belong to us all.
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The Green Party agrees with @guyshrubsole that owners of all land must be declared on an open Land Register, including the name and address of the true beneficial owners at the end of any chain of ownership. This is current GP policy. There should be a time limit for registering with consequences.
July 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Green Party agrees with @guyshrubsole that owners of all land must be declared on an open Land Register, including the name and address of the true beneficial owners at the end of any chain of ownership. This is current GP policy. There should be a time limit for registering with consequences.
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NEW – Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/ksxZIvW
Read here: buff.ly/ksxZIvW
July 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
NEW – Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/ksxZIvW
Read here: buff.ly/ksxZIvW
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Airbus is working hard on a hydrogen fuel-cell aeroplane for regional flights seating 100 passengers. One tidbit: since they already have very low temperatures to store liquid hydrogen on board, adding superconductivity is almost a no-brainer, dramatically reducing energy lost to heat.
Airbus's Bold Vision for a Superconducting, Fuel-Cell Airliner Could Change Aviation Forever 🌟✈️ #GreenTech #AirbusSummit
Airbus is leading the charge in the race to create a zero-emission passenger airliner, unveiling bold plans for a superconducting, fuel-cell powered aircraft. With a vision to drastically cut fuel con...
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June 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Airbus is working hard on a hydrogen fuel-cell aeroplane for regional flights seating 100 passengers. One tidbit: since they already have very low temperatures to store liquid hydrogen on board, adding superconductivity is almost a no-brainer, dramatically reducing energy lost to heat.
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I’ve been looking into this for some time, as has @lewis-winks.bsky.social, but we can’t definitively find out who the faceless new owner of Bridehead Estate is… we need an open Land Registry and for all beneficial owners of trusts & companies (overseas, UK) to be made transparent
June 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I’ve been looking into this for some time, as has @lewis-winks.bsky.social, but we can’t definitively find out who the faceless new owner of Bridehead Estate is… we need an open Land Registry and for all beneficial owners of trusts & companies (overseas, UK) to be made transparent
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Well worth a read 👍
What I call #climate appeasement is just as bad as denial
If people don't know how bad things are set to get, how the hell can they be expected to act appropriately?
open.substack.com/pub/jacksond...
What I call #climate appeasement is just as bad as denial
If people don't know how bad things are set to get, how the hell can they be expected to act appropriately?
open.substack.com/pub/jacksond...
Madder Than Expected
– how climate scientists and the IPCC still won’t tell the truth about accelerating climate change.
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Well worth a read 👍
What I call #climate appeasement is just as bad as denial
If people don't know how bad things are set to get, how the hell can they be expected to act appropriately?
open.substack.com/pub/jacksond...
What I call #climate appeasement is just as bad as denial
If people don't know how bad things are set to get, how the hell can they be expected to act appropriately?
open.substack.com/pub/jacksond...
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Rebuilding Nature launched today and aims to create a UK Strategic Nature Network by 2030. The group includes National Highways, Network Rail and more.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
Strategic Nature Network
Rebuilding Nature has the vision to create a Strategic Nature Network by restoring dynamic ecosystems that protect society, delivering 30|30|30
rebuildingnature.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Rebuilding Nature launched today and aims to create a UK Strategic Nature Network by 2030. The group includes National Highways, Network Rail and more.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
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This is how UK land is currently used. To protect biodiversity, increase our self-sufficiency in food and increase our timber and fabric production, this must change. Government needs to plan what our land use in 10 years should look like, and create incentives / policies to achieve that transition
Is land used in the best way in the UK, or is it just the result of our history?
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is how UK land is currently used. To protect biodiversity, increase our self-sufficiency in food and increase our timber and fabric production, this must change. Government needs to plan what our land use in 10 years should look like, and create incentives / policies to achieve that transition
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The uses to which land is put shouldn't be left to the free market. There should be a national plan to ensure nature is protected and the proportion of our food we grow ourselves is increased. Targets for change should be delegated to regions. It should be decided locally how the plan is implemented
Or should land be used differently, to avoid the UK's nature depletion, address the climate emergency and produce more of our own food?
May 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The uses to which land is put shouldn't be left to the free market. There should be a national plan to ensure nature is protected and the proportion of our food we grow ourselves is increased. Targets for change should be delegated to regions. It should be decided locally how the plan is implemented