Zoe Leventhal
@zoeleventhal
Public law & human rights barrister (KC). Tweeting in a personal capacity.
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07-04-2009 13:02:37
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Toby Fisher has co-authored an opinion for Coal Action Network on the unlawful mining of coal by Merthyr (South Wales) Limited at Ffos-y-Fran. The greenhouse gas emissions are comparable to the emissions of 155,000 people in Wales. Read more here: ow.ly/X69c50OVB7L
Important but worrying new research published in NatureSustainability into ecological tipping points based on modelling of data from Lake Chilika in India 👇 and Easter Island - from Kenilworth Green Party very own Prof John Dearing. theguardian.com/environment/20… Research summary link in🧵.
Great to speak at WMG University of Warwick on #netzero and the need for expertise in policy making & delivery - from politicians, scientists, academics, media. Alongside Helena Bennett Green Alliance, Prof Steve Evans Cambridge University @johnrembowski Dr Caroline Kuzemko
Last week we hosted the first Bar Sustainability Summit 🌱 with members of the #BarSustainabilityNetwork and others working towards net zero for the Bar. The event was chaired by Zoe Leventhal who shares her five key takeaways from the day in a new blog: barcouncil.org.uk/resource/five-…
Great day at West Mids Green party conference in Coventry, where it all began 50 years ago! Inspiring speech by Natalie Bennett about the power of Green politics & the House of Lords. Here's Cllr Alix Dearing, Green Mayor of Kenilworth with Natalie Bennett West Midlands Green Party
Zack Polanski Naranee Ruthra-Rajan Measured, intelligent responses today from @Zackpolanski not rising to the personal jibes- we need Govt to reinvest in public transport in rural areas & small towns (reverse bus cuts, improve train services, reduce cost) so that there options other than the car. Everyone benefits
Yeay, just heard Denisa Gannon on Saturday Live and her role model was Sue Bent of Central England Law Centre. Not often you hear a tribute to a law centre on radio 4. Shout out for Law Centres Network !
Amazing to be on board with this motley crew yesterday. Wild Justice are awesome, brave and effective - nature needs them. Get involved! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
🗣️ "This shows why it is so important to elect a group of Green MPs to hold whoever is in government to account and fight for better protections for both people and planet." Carla Denyer reacts to Rishi Sunak's dangerous plan to weaken our net zero policies 👇
Sunak’s catastrophic roll-back of green policies has managed to unite businesses, the energy sector, car manufacturers, environmental groups & the general public against him. He needs to go. Me for The Guardian 👇 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Please follow me at Greenzoeleventhal for Green issues - political and non political. I will not be tweeting on this account. Thank you.
Everyone give Greenzoeleventhal a follow as she campaigns to be an MP. Not only would she be a great advocate for Green issues if elected, she'd probably run the country better than the rest of us anyway 😂💚💚
Our clients' judicial review of the operation of the Child Maintenance Service has been lost. But the case helped to drive reform and more is now needed: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-rej… Thank you to Gingerbread for intervening and Child Poverty Action Group Women's Aid Surviving Economic Abuse for supporting the case.