.Dustin Benton / dbenton.bsky.social: “The government will make a grave error of judgment if it weakens plans to cut emissions, ‘carrying forward’ a right to burn carbon that only exists because the UK economy has grown less quickly than we thought... in 2008.”
theguardian.com/environment/ar…

'Cashing in ‘phantom credits’ wouldn’t change our international commitments'

Policy director Dustin Benton / dbenton.bsky.social in POLITICO on plots to carry forward emissions after UK undercut net zero targets in the last 5 years (achieved partly by Covid & poor growth).
politico.eu/article/uk-acc…

“More will change in the next five years than in the last thirty”, Rishi Sunak will say today. I hope the PM will, for once, acknowledge the huge role climate change & ecological breakdown will play in these changes.

Thanks Shaun - great working with you and Green Alliance to highlight how you can’t be a strong political leader without taking action on #AirPollution , #ClimateEmergency , #Nature crisis & the #circular & #greeneconomy .

'Electricals contain some of the most valuable materials on our planet, like gold, copper & lithium, but to keep them in the economy, the system for reusing and recycling electricals needs to be much simpler'

Scott Butler from Material Focus on our blog👇
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2024/05/09/why…

📻 Libby Peake, head of resource policy, speaking to Sarah Montague about new recycling rules on The World at One yesterday.

Listen to the full interview (from 37:40): bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Timely to revisit the government's repeated commitments on maintaining protections from EU law.

Very concerning to see the regressive changes sought by the NFU in today's Helena Horton piece.

theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Listen to Libby Peake on #WATO from 37.40. Warning: some listeners may find her summary of the new rules on 'simpler recycling' depressing...
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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Europe has already run out of land, yet more is needed to achieve net zero & nature goals, feed more people, and generate energy.

Our new report shows how supporting alternative proteins could replace the land crunch with a land dividend.

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Alternative proteins (meat substitutes) have the potential to increase food security, free up land for nature, save consumers money, boost the UK economy *&* benefit UK farmers. What's not to like? Green Alliance blog from Dr Lydia Collas:
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2024/05/09/eat…

'The government must wake up to the dire state of England’s rivers, lakes, and coastal waters'.

Ruth Chambers, senior fellow, on the The Office for Environmental Protection finding “deeply concerning” failures to implement water quality policies.

More 👇
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