The Minister and their civil servants clearly hadn’t read the new research papers as they replied that “They do not represent a significant update to the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)” Continue reading “My Q to HMG on AMOC collapse”
My amendment to require representatives of employees and the public to sit on the boards of water companies Continue reading “Water Bill Committee Stage Day 1”
Is it possible to ensure with legislation that any company that victimises whistleblowers or trade union members could be banned from taking any public sector work in future? Continue reading “Whistleblowers”
The Green Party has long supported the public ownership of rail, along with other natural monopolies such as the NHS and water, and we therefore support this Bill. There is hope for a public transport revolution under this Government, but the only way we will get people out of their cars and on to public transport is if it is integrated Continue reading “Passenger Railway Services Bill Committee Stage”
Yesterday I asked HMG whether they plan to implement the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation to pause permission for new incineration plants to allow for a review of the treatment of residual waste following their deeply irresponsible decision to allow the Portland incinerator to go ahead Continue reading “My Topical Oral Question on Incineration”
Facial recognition technology is being used a lot by police forces all over Britain and clearly has caused a lot of confusion and made a lot of mistakes Continue reading “Facial Recognition Technology”
The Church of England needs to exercise its proper leadership role as the established church to help our country mitigate the worst aspects of future climate change by committing to rewild at least 10% (i.e., the Biblical tithe) of its land by 2030. Continue reading “Wild Card’s Rewild the Church campaign”
The fact is that electric vehicles will not help with climate change emissions unless all those charging points are run from renewable energy. Electric vehicles will not completely cut roadside pollution. They will not, for example, cut the particulates coming off tyres and brakes, which is quite a big factor in air pollution. Electric vehicles will not stop congestion or cut the number of people killed or injured on our roads—the statistics are horrifying at the moment. There are also environmental trade-offs. Building any car takes raw materials, sometimes toxic materials, and adds to the planetary burden that we humans create. Continue reading “Electric Vehicle Strategy”
Following the launch of her Biocide Bill Natalie Bennett continues her good work on Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR) by initiating a debate on this crucial environment and health issue Continue reading “Biocides and anti-microbial resistance”
I will bring forward amendments to ensure that this Bill does not simply allow these failed zombie companies to continue extracting bill payers’ cash while loading huge amounts of debt on to the balance sheet. The Government need a serious look at the opportunity to bring these companies into public ownership, and this Bill should give Ministers the option to nationalise these companies where it makes sense. Continue reading “Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] Second Reading”
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 