Councils should have a legal duty to fight climate change
Local authorities are critical to tackling rising emissions and the decline of nature.
By Isaac Beevor
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Common Goals
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Labour’s airport ambitions won’t chart a path to green growth
The expansion of Heathrow and Gatwick may not have the desired economic effect.
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Zonal pricing for energy would be a disaster
Clean power is a golden economic opportunity for Britain - don't blow it now.
The insurance industry is exacerbating the climate crisis
The sector once aimed to stabilise the economy, but its continued insurance of fossil fuel companies risks further volatility.
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Labour’s industrial strategy needs more clarity
An explicit policy direction gives a signal to businesses looking to invest.
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Into the woods: the rise of Forest School
Will this pedagogical phenomenon take root in the UK’s schools?
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