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Support for low carbon economy key issue for next election

There is widespread public support for the transition to a low carbon economy – and this public support could help decide the next election according to a new poll commissioned by the Fabian Society with the support of WWF-UK.

The poll...

A clear plate means a clear conscience

Food is a profoundly political issue. In the not too distant past, the lack of food was a pressing concern for social justice campaigners. Indeed the rationing of food was a central issue during the 1951 election in which the...

Running Dry

It is now clearly established that the rate at which water is being taken out of the environment to supply homes and businesses is causing damage to rivers across the UK . The water white paper ‘Water for Life’ published...

Aviation policy for 2050, not 2015

The coalition agreement states that a third runway at Heathrow is off the aviation policy menu. David Cameron now says he's not blind to the need for airport expansion in the South East. Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith threatens to stand...

Waste not, want not

Food waste costs UK households £12billion a year. But making people aware of this, which is the predominant approach of environmental campaigners, is not the way to motivate people to do something about it. If we want to get serious...

The Fairness Instinct: Where the money goes...

The often unspoken factor in the climate change debate is social justice. Curiously, it is often the deniers who have understood that more clearly than the rest. They have seen that acceptance of the fact of climate disruption not only...

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