Greens call on European Investment Bank to exclusively back the green transition
Greens have welcomed moves to turn the European Investment Bank (EIB) into Europe’s “climate bank”, which forms part of a pledge by the new Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to deliver a...
View ArticleBrexit, environmental law and the level playing field
The Ecologist Published: 15th October 2019 Full article here Key quote: “The loss of the level playing field will be a serious blow to those of us who depend on European law to protect our natural...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament budget vote shows ‘deeply alarming’ divergence between UK...
European Parliament budget vote shows ‘deeply alarming’ divergence between UK and EU priorities Responding to the vote today on the EU budget for 2020 in the European Parliament, which agreed to...
View ArticleGreens welcome beginning of the end of public funding for fossil investments
Molly has welcomed moves by the largest public bank in the world towards ending all funding for fossil fuels. The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced last night that it would end lending to new...
View ArticleMolly to host roundtable event to explore how land use can tackle climate...
Molly will this week host a roundtable event on reforming land use in the South West to help tackle the climate emergency [1]. A group of experts from agriculture, diet and land-management will...
View ArticleGreen MEP condemns plan to reduce Air Passenger Duty to save FlyBe
Molly has condemned the idea of reducing Air Passenger Duty on all domestic flights in an effort to save troubled Exeter-based airline FlyBe. She said: “As evidence of the accelerating climate...
View ArticleThe last thing the government should do is throw a lifeline to Flybe
The Guardian Published 14th January 2020 Full article here Key quote: “The government shouldn’t be throwing a lifeline to Flybe or encouraging the domestic aviation industry through tax cuts. On the...
View ArticleGreens welcome EU Parliament vote for Green Deal
A Green Deal for Europe today got the green light from a majority of MEPs. The plan received support across the political groups, and Greens particularly welcomed support for their amendments demanding...
View ArticleMolly refers FlyBe rescue package to EU competition commissioner over...
Molly has written to EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, to ask if the rescue package the government has planned for FlyBe breaches EU state aid rules. The letter comes as International...
View ArticleBetween a rock and a hard place
Green World Published: 21st January 2020 Full article here Key quote: “And here’s the genuine question, one that might well at some point become a real one for Greens in the UK when we achieve PR: if...
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