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Why aren’t farmers loudly (and proudly) demanding climate action?

While travelling with my dad from Little Rock to Springdale, Arkansas, we took the scenic route through the Ozark National Forest. My lungs, eyes and ears were refreshed by the
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Could Theresa May be remembered for anything other than Brexit?

Legacy is “planting seeds in a garden you never get to see” rapped one of America’s founding fathers on the day of his death, at least according to the musical
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How citizens’ juries can help to create a mandate for climate action

Today, a pub landlady, a student and a retired police inspector will be amongst those sitting in a church hall in the Lake District, debating the future of climate policy
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Changes parliament should make to improve public scrutiny of legislation

This week I gave evidence to the Liaison Committee, which comprises the chairs of all of parliament’s select committees. It is looking into the effectiveness and influence of the select
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Nature is in crisis: now the UK government must respond

It’s hard to ignore the findings and recommendations of the hard-hitting global assessment of nature led by the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Its stark
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How the UK measures up in environmental league tables

This post is by Alistair Taylor, senior policy officer at the RSPB. You could have been forgiven for failing to notice that, on 5 April this year, a set of
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Beyond the no deal panic, we need full scrutiny of Brexit legislation

This post is by Libby Peake, senior policy adviser at Green Alliance, and Ruth Chambers, senior parliamentary associate for Greener UK. Now the EU has granted a Brexit ‘flextension’ until the
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