The Carbon Trust’s Post

A very useful summary on the differences/similarities between the main political parties on #climatepolicy. Will be interesting to see how this evolves, but hope (perhaps fancifully) that political barbs on the emphasis of these policies do not get in the way of the facts. #Language will be key...

Did the UK buck the election trend of electing "anti-climate" politicians? Looks like it. Will be curious what my UK colleagues think. But 16 years since their first law mandating a reduction in GHG emissions, and 5 years since they made the most ambitious sustainability commitments at the time in Glasgow, it doesn't seem like the UK populous is fatigued and pushing back against the climate agenda. I think they argue around the edges (which is healthy) but not on the direction (which is the definition of unproductive; taking one step forward and two steps back repeatedly over cycles). Personally, the climate agenda is about promoting resource efficiency, limiting environmental damage, becoming more energy secure (and affordable), being more resilient against physical climate change risks, creating a vibrant clean economy (which boosts productivity), and protecting asset value (for most industries) and people from the worst effects of climate change. What's not to like, right? (Except the usual change management pains of course) We'll see what voters in the rest of the EU, US and Canada choose but I'm not convinced that voters should have to choose between "conservative values", "fiscal responsibility", "economic growth", "fixing the system", "draining the swamp" LOL, "patriotism" AND "the green transition". I don't see these things as mutually exclusive, and I would like to see more leaders (Oh Canada) lead on this. https://lnkd.in/gXvQEj53

My NEW polling and thoughts on Net Zero commitments and ULEZ on ConHome today. Looking forward to presenting new polling data on the looming general election at a few conferences next week https://lnkd.in/ejfDqDSG

One to watch the freezing of spending commitments by the German top court. This will in effect freeze €60bn of spending throwing the country into a budgetary crisis. The money was to be transferred from funds originally earmarked for tackling the pandemic to projects to boost the German economy and climate change.

'A new low': Government slammed as court rules 👩⚖️ climate plans 📜 are unlawful. Politicians and campaigners criticise ministers for delivering an inadequate net zero strategy for a second time. Katie de Kauwe. Sam Hunter Jones. Emma Dearnaley. Check out James Murray's latest article 👇 https://incm.pub/4a6hnq2 #investing #assetmanagement #wealthmanagement #finance

“This is the most important climate election in history – we are halfway through the decisive decade. The next government will serve for most of the rest of this decade. This is the biggest choice in our history on this.” Forgetting the political angle promoted by The Guardian in the link, the statement above is true and the synopsis of what is really important is summarised in the relative pledges from the principal parties below 👇 🌍 Vote carefully! Our future depends upon it. See: https://lnkd.in/eZsRWR4F #sustainabilityleadership SDG 1 to 17

Great morning spent with Edward Davey talking all things climate, nature and environment, the #GeneralElection and supporting Kingston and Surbiton to take local action on climate and nature that can scaled up and replicated across the country. It was really reassuring to hear Ed take such a strong stand on climate and nature, a clear priority for the Liberal Democrats going into the next election (not just the general but also the GLA and Local Elections). The Lib Dems have clearly laid out their plans for tackling the climate and nature crises in this paper (https://lnkd.in/eDvWiEdz ) which is going to Conference later this month. Great to see the support from the Lib Dems for the People's Plan for Nature campaign (peoplesplanfornature.org) and their commitment to strengthen our environmental frameworks and institutions and ensure governments are held accountable for nature's recovery and their promise to ensure that the UK's economy is sustainable, resource-efficient and zero-carbon. WWF-UK RSPB National Trust The Climate Coalition Liberal Democrats #generalelection #climateaction #liberaldemocrats #ukpolitics #naturerecovery #netzero #zerocarbon #climatecampaigning #partnerships #unsdgs #sustainabledevelopment

Really not a fan of fiscal conservatism being seen as the most prudent choice, but here we are. The opportunity for investment is *massive* - jobs, cleaner air and water, slowing down extreme climate conditions, economic development and so much more. And when the UK's lead (but not only) Opposition Party consistently rolls over to government policy that continues to fail to deliver on climate and the environment, the window fundamentally shifts. If you're building a policy platform that the Party you're trying to knock out of power can't attack, there's a chance you've just written a better version of their own manifesto. Who is supposed to be inspired by U-turns like this ahead of an election? #climate #hypocrisy #greeninvestment

Importante posicionamento do governo americano incentivando o crescimento do mercado voluntário de carbono! Seguimos acreditando no enorme potencial do VCM globalmente na luta para redução de emissões de GEE. --- Important stance from the US Federal Government encouraging the growth of the voluntary carbon market! We continue to believe in the enormous potential of the VCM globally in the fight to reduce GHG emissions.

For those able to vote in the upcoming UK General Election on July 4 next month, the VoteClimate website allows you to see the voting record of your local MP (e.g. Caroline Lucas https://lnkd.in/eP6pvDnQ) on environmental issues since 2010: https://lnkd.in/eqacZczB In the lead up to the UK General Election their aim is to: 1. Rank the political parties' manifestos according to which, if fully implemented over 5 years, will lead to the greatest long-term reduction in UK climate emissions. 2. Tell you which party to vote for to have the strongest influence on the climate policies of the next government. i.e. the parties with the best climate policies will win more seats. 3. Take these statistics around voter intention to the parties ahead of the general election, to send a strong signal about the importance of good climate policies and encourage a commitment to ambitious action on climate to win more votes and seats. → Vote Climate https://voteclimate.uk/ #climate #vote #uk