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Westcountry welcomes mining but we should shun fracking
Western Morning News/Western Daily Press/Plymouth Herald Published: 26th October 2016 Full article: here Key quote: An alternative title: Poldark, the green revolution – and total opposition to...
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Devonport: Trident Alternatives
(Photo by Dennis Schroeder) This report will be launched in Plymouth on 16th November 2016. Devonport in Plymouth is the current base for refitting Trident submarines. The report takes available data...
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Green MEP to ‘blow trident jobs myth clean out of the water’ with new report
(Photo by Dennis Schroeder) Green MEP for the South West, Molly Scott Cato, is to launch a new report looking at how jobs linked to Trident can be converted into green jobs. The report, which will be...
View ArticleMEP demands Cornwall retain renewable energy investment post-Brexit
Molly has welcomed news that Cornwall Council is continuing its support for marine-based energy by taking ownership of the Wave Hub, supported by £14m of government finance and the creation of a low...
View ArticleMEP demands autumn statement includes investment in flood defences
As torrential rain once again batters the South West and the region is put on an amber flood warning, Molly Scott Cato MEP has called on the chancellor to invest £15 billion in flood defences over the...
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Mainstream Politicians Guilty of Doublespeak on Climate Change, say Greens
*Unprecedented changes in Arctic sea ice a threat not an economic opportunity, says Molly Greens have accused both the Conservatives and Labour of turning a blind eye to the threats posed by climate...
View ArticleNew EU energy package lacks vision, but UK government threatens new dark age,...
The European Commission has this week issued a new series of legislative proposals on the future energy policy of the European Union. Greens say the proposals fall well short of what is needed to keep...
View ArticleMEP throws down fracking challenge to region’s politicians
Molly has challenged Conservative and Labour MEPs and MPs in the region to join her in opposition to fracking in Somerset. The call comes as the head of the company which holds all the hydrocarbon...
View ArticleMEP supports new legal action against Hinkley
As a long-time campaigner against Hinkley C, Molly has welcomed news that Greenpeace Energy, a green energy supplier in Germany, is taking renewed legal action through the European Court of Justice...
View ArticleFlooding Is Climate Change In Action – We Need To Work With Nature To...
Huffington Post Published: 23rd November 2016 Full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/molly-scott-cato/flooding-climate-change_b_13173888.html Key quote: “The choices and investment decisions we...
View ArticleAutumn Statement: We can’t promise the earth then take steps to destroy it
Left Foot Forward Published: 23rd November 2016 Full article: https://leftfootforward.org/2016/11/autumn-statement-we-cant-promise-the-earth-then-take-steps-to-destroy-it/ Key quote: “Trump is...
View ArticleGreen MEP condemns EU decision on state aid for Hinkley firm
Molly has condemned a decision by the EU Commission to give the green light for French government cash to prop up Areva, the troubled nuclear group. Last autumn the company signed contracts with EDF...
View ArticleMolly welcomes government backing for tidal power
Government backing for tidal power has been welcomed by Molly Scott Cato, MEP for the South West. A government-funded review has come out in favour of the £1.3bn tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay and for...
View ArticleEuropean Central Bank: fossil fuel assets and investments
A letter to Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, asking for the bank to exclude and divest from carbon-intensive assets to help tackle climate change. Read letter in full
View ArticlePellet power shows government prejudice against renewables, says Molly
Molly has said the scandal of power stations burning millions of tonnes of wood pellets from the US, is the result of ‘government prejudice against domestic renewables’. A new study by Chatham House...
View ArticleMEPs challenge government on post-Brexit investment in clean energy
As the government faces a legal challenge over the sale of the Green Investment Bank to the Australian investment bank Macquarie, a cross-party group of MEPs is also keeping up the pressure by...
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MEP challenges government on ‘circular economy’ post-Brexit
Molly has challenged the government to follow the EU and embrace the ‘circular economy’ post-Brexit. The call comes following a vote in the European Parliament today on legislation related to creating...
View ArticleGreen MEP slams government over failure to deliver ‘cheap’ renewable energy
Molly has accused the government of failing consumers and the environment over energy policy. The accusation follows new projections from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy...
View ArticleWorst fears on environment post-Brexit being realised, says Green MEP
Molly has said her worst fears over Brexit are being realised following revelations that the government is planning to ‘scale down its concern over climate change and the trade in illegal wildlife’...
View ArticleMEP urges transparency over ECB role in funding climate change
Molly has written to the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, to challenge the bank’s role in providing a ‘disguised subsidy’ to companies that are undermining goals on tackling...
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