Daily Archives: 2 November 2022

The Green Party calls on Rishi Sunak to show real leadership on the climate

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The Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer calls on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to show real leadership saying

“Global leadership must begin at home and we need to see a clear commitment from this government to keep fossil fuels in the ground. This means ditching oil, coal and gas for good in favour of renewables and a nationwide programme of home insulation to cut both emissions and energy bills.

With the UN warning that there is no credible pathway to keeping temperatures within the 1.5C limit, this year’s COP negotiations are more important than ever. The UN says that only an urgent transformation of society and our economy can avoid disastrous climate impacts. We need the UK government to rise to this challenge, show global leadership and help create a more secure and sustainable society and economy at home and abroad.”

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Donate to Just Stop Oil here

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I’ve just donated £10.00 to Just Stop Oil here using my full name, shame it’s not appearing ;)

ed: Dear oh dear, it seems to have broken …

later ed: I wonder if it’s my name – it’s [3/11/22 I did publish my full name here. I am totally willing to show that I support Just Stop Oil. I’ve removed my name because I’m concerned that it may affect search engine rankings for the whole blog.]

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Policing bill: MPs have one last chance to protect the right to protest

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https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/mps-have-one-last-chance-to-protect-the-right-to-protest/

MPs are preparing to vote next week on some of the most controversial anti-protest measures left in the government’s notorious policing bill.

Amnesty UK has urged MPs to “follow the lead of their colleagues in the Lords in taking a stand against the power-grab” when the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill returns to the Commons on Monday.

Last month, the House of Lords rejected a string of proposals that would have given police in England and Wales increased powers, including the power to stop and search anyone at a protest “without suspicion”.

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Karla McLaren, Amnesty UK’s government and political relations manager, told openDemocracy: “The right to protest is a cherished part of the fabric of our society and it’s profoundly disturbing that the government is trying to gag people like this.

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BP reports staggering profits

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Image credit: Mike Mozart – Creative Commons

Left Foot FORWARD: BP reports staggering profits as oil and gas prices surge

Oil and gas giant BP has reported profits of £7.1bn between July an September 2022. The staggering bumper profits come as oil and gas prices remain high following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

BP’s profits, which are double that of the same period last year, have been slammed by environmental groups and the left, who have highlighted both the climate and cost of living crises – the latter being largely driven by energy prices. There have also been renewed calls for increasing the windfall tax on fossil fuel companies.

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The reports of BP’s mega-profits come just days after Shell reported similar figures. Shell made £8.2bn between July and September 2022 and did not pay anything in the oil and gas windfall tax. That’s because of a loophole in the windfall tax which gives tax breaks to companies for investing in more fossil fuel extraction. BP has said it will pay $800m in windfall tax this year.

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