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Tax breaks risk undermining new farm support policy

This post is by Miles King of People Need Nature. The current tax system operates against the sort of public benefit that the new agricultural policy established by Michael Gove
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Natural capital is the next horizon for green investors

This post is by Guy Thompson, managing director of EnTrade, an online marketplace in ecosystem services. He was director of Green Alliance, 2004-06. Last week, the FTSE re-labelled oil and
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Can the UK rise to the global leadership challenge on climate?

This post is by Thomas Hale, associate professor of global public policy and director of China engagement at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University Although final approval is needed,
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Why aren’t Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt talking about the environment?

Last week, Green Conservatism came of age. The Conservative Environment Network launched a manifesto, supported by 41 MPs including senior backbenchers and members of newer intakes. This is significant because,
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What should we tell the children about climate change?

This post is by Jonathan Baggaley, chief executive of the PSHE Association. Now that the changing of the seasons is unreliable, the school year seems reassuringly predictable. In September, whatever
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To attract green-minded voters, Labour must be consistent on the environment

This blog was originally posted on LabourList for the FEPS-Fabian Summer Conference 2019. Our climate has benefited from Theresa May’s shift into legacy mode, with her hugely welcome announcement that
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Hope and optimism are the guiding lights in the fight for new environmental laws

I am inspired and brimming with hope. Yesterday I was part of the biggest ever environmental lobby of parliament. I felt a small cog in a big wheel of change
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Electromobility is not a pipe dream, it’s the route to zero emissions

This post is by Greg Archer, UK director at Transport and Environment. The UK’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 is a milestone in the battle against climate change
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Green Britain or no deal: you can’t have both

When did Brexit become a ‘thing’, an end in itself? During the 2016 referendum campaign, Brexiteers promised a bright future for the UK outside the EU. Now, that promise has
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