This is good news for food security, the climate and economic growth. If we continue investing in alternative proteins like this, the UK industry could become the market leader by 2035, worth £6.8bn/yr with 25k new jobs. More on this in our report ➡️ green-alliance.org.uk/publication/ap…

Great blog emphasising planning's fundamentally democratic & political nature.

Good to hear ⁦Sam Hall⁩ (with help from an ⁦Octopus Energy⁩ octopus) make the case for green Conservatism at the ⁦Conservative Environment Network⁩ reception.

Boil it down to the essentials, says ⁦Greg Jackson⁩ at ⁦Conservative Environment Network⁩, gas is expensive & wind is relatively cheap. And energy from renewables gives better value to the customer.

"The government needs to get a handle on fugitive methane emissions, and ensure that fossil fuel companies clean up their act." Senior policy analyst Liam Hardy in the The Guardian on the under-reporting of methane emissions: theguardian.com/environment/ar…

What the government "notably lacks is enough wholehearted backers for policies that deserve more cheerleaders: on green power, GB Energy, ending North Sea oil, investing in renewables – defenders should speak louder", says Polly Toynbee. Point taken. NGOs mustn't be party

“Nature underpins absolutely everything we do and everything that we are.” Great to hear Secretary of State Steve Reed MP conclude his speech in this way about our Labour Government’s plan to clean up nature. Thanks to Green Alliance for hosting—and happy birthday✨ #GAevent

Atmospheric setting for Green Alliance 45th anniversary last night. As well as strong words on water quality, Secretary of State for Environment, Steve Reed MP made welcome promises on access to nature for all as a social inequality issue Shaun Spiers

"As a doctor, my first concern is health. But we can’t be healthy if our world is sick." An exciting evening at Westminister speaking to the Green Alliance about the importance of climate to health. With Steve Reed MP Shaun Spiers & OVO

Thank you to The Spectator for having me on its podcast & allowing me to stick up for the government 2030 power decarbonisation mission (& to be a tad rude about master of disinformation, Ross Clark). spectator.co.uk/podcast/labour…

The Spectator podcast, with Stanley Johnson, in which I try to explain why the government's plan to decarbonise power by 2030 is not "madness", but will be good for consumers & good for the economy. spectator.co.uk/podcast/labour…

Let’s be clear, there is no plan of the German Government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The discussion is about processing asylum applications in third countries under international humanitarian law and with support of the United Nations.

So the ‘woke’-bashing ⁦Mail+⁩ lays into ⁦National Trust⁩ again. For doing a bit more to tackle climate change. To be clear we are not banning meat or anything like it, just having a look at making some sensible reductions. RT or like if you stand with us.

"I will be determined to champion our national interest" says Kemi Badenoch . Very good. But ditching net zero & ignoring (as this article does) the reality of the climate crisis would be a betrayal of our national interest. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

"I like landscapes." Good to hear this from Keir Starmer! theguardian.com/politics/artic…

It’s good to see Anne-Marie Trevelyan make the moral, economic & electoral case for the Conservatives to champion net zero. She’s right.