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Wera Hobhouse MP, speaking at Southport Conference GLD fringe meeting

Lib Dems lead debate to end fracking

Lib Dems lead debate to end fracking Today the Liberal Democrats led a debate in the House of Commons calling for an end to fracking because of its adverse impact on the environment and its incompatibility with tackling the climate crisis.

DG
28 Mar 2019
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Greener Jobs Alliance launch

Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN) was launched on Wednesday 6 February 2019

Air Pollution - all in a day's work? On Wednesday 6 February 2019, the Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN)¹ was launched. The event took place at the Head Office of the International Transport Workers (ITF) in London. It was attended by a wide range of trades unions and supporting organisations including Client Earth, British Lung Foundation and the London Sustainability Exchange. The meeting discussed the Trade Union Clean Air Network Charter that has been drawn up to promote a trade union voice on this public health emergency.

14 Mar 2019
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Gas Flares

Left, Right or Small? We should open up markets to small operators, and we need good quality, independent regulation.

Left, Right or Small? I have seen a number of opinion pieces in various forums recently arguing that capitalism is the root of all our environmental ills, and that we urgently need to adopt left wing policies (state socialism and/or third way approaches) to solve the threat of global warming. Saving the world clearly requires us to adopt the most effective policies possible. So, the question is: whether large-scale corporate capitalism needs to be replaced by state socialism to stop global warming?

JH
14 Mar 2019
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