'The future of chemical manufacturing will be greener.... The question for the UK is, will we be leaders & grow a thriving industry, offering jobs into the future? Or will we have to import from other countries that get ahead first?'

Fossil fuels are an ingredient of many of the products we use every day, meaning the chemicals industry might be the last to decarbonise.

In this blog, Liam Hardy maps out how govt. can steer the industry in a new direction.

greenallianceblog.org.uk/2024/04/29/how…

New report | Rethinking the food system for health, climate and nature 🌾🌍

Here, we make the case for the UK govt. to use the National Food Strategy as a blueprint for developing global food systems that limit global heating to 1.5C.

Read here 👇
green-alliance.org.uk/publication/re…

New report | Behind the scenes of the National Food Strategy 🌽🎯

To learn from the formulation of the National Food Strategy we interviewed the central team behind it, analysing the strategy's successes and shortcomings.

Read here for insights 👇
green-alliance.org.uk/publication/be…

'People overwhelmingly want government to make companies take responsibility for the effect their products have on the environment & where they end up. They want products that last &, when items wear out, they want them to be easy to repair or recycle.' Is this too much to ask?

Community power gives people a genuine stake in the clean energy transition.

But its growth has been stunted: with community-owned energy falling from an 81% growth rate in 2016–2017, to just 2.4% in 2020–2021.

Our new report sets out an essential model for kickstarting

Welcome commitments from @stevereedMP to deliver Environment Act targets, nurture habitats and halt the decline of species by 2030.

Restoring our natural world will boost our health and the economy.

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Polluter pays: we think it’s an idea whose time has come, and the public agree - Green Alliance c-js.uk/3UvtEzJ

Kicking the can down the road, metaphorically & no doubt literally too. Other countries manage it with great results. Can it really be so difficult?

In the UK we consume twice our share of resources - worse than most other countries - and we waste a lot

But here’s a simple & popular idea other countries already use to change that….

greenallianceblog.org.uk/2024/04/25/pol…

🙏 Thanks @stevereedmp for setting out Labour's stall on nature 🦋 🐝 🌳 🌄

🍃 Good to see the recognition that nature matters for itself, our wellbeing, food and the economy.

🔖 Some important commitments to note...

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'Nature will be central to each of the missions that will define Keir Starmer’s Labour government.'

Hugely welcome statement of ambition from Steve Reed on nature being at the heart of the next Government if Labour win the election. 🌍

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De-fossilising the chemicals industry presents challenges with no guarantee that alternatives will be greener.

Our new report weighs up the options and recommends 'a green mandate for chemicals' to kickstart change.

Read here 👉 green-alliance.org.uk/publication/th…

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In the UK we:

👕 Buy the most clothes in Europe
📱 Produce the 2nd most plastic and e-waste /person
🗑️ Consume 2x the sustainable level /person

In this long read, we make the case for the polluter pays principle - a popular and fair solution.
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2024/04/25/pol…

It shouldn't take 10 years to implement a tried and tested way to encourage recycling that has been effective throughout Europe and is a consistently popular idea with the UK public.

We urge the government to hold fast on this policy.

#DRS
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8 yrs ago the Conservatives made a manifesto commitment to “introduce a deposit return scheme to incentivise people to recycle plastic and glass”.

Today's #DRS announcement means 2 fails: nothing in this parliament & it doesn't include glass.

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