In their journey to find the perfect Green New Deal, and having put the bar high with the Green Party’s GND covered in the last two episodes, they move on to the Labour Party’s vision for a Green New Deal. The UK’s Labour Party integrated their “Green Industrial Revolution” into the 2019 Manifesto pledges,  and Rich and Carola give their thumbs up and thumbs down for various policy sections. Airport expansion and HS2 get a firm thumbs down, but the commitment to various public ownerships get a thumbs up. There is also that thing about football pitches….

This manifesto sections covers (Green Industrial Revolution)

 

-          Economy and Energy

-          Transport

-          Environment

-          Animal Welfare 

 

Economy and Energy is covered in this episode.

https://labour.org.uk/manifesto-2019/a-green-industrial-revolution/

https://www.labourgnd.uk/gnd-explained

https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ThirtyBy2030report.pdf

 

https://labour.org.uk/page/regional-manifestos/

https://www.greennewdealgroup.org

 https://www.labourgnd.uk/green-recovery/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49349566 

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/2/contents/enacted 

https://www.myclimate.org/information/faq/faq-detail/detail/News/what-does-net-zero-emissions-mean/