Council Motion on Climate Emergency 5 April 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer Green Party Councillors propose that Liverpool City Council should declare a Climate Emergency and commit to action This is the text of the motion: 1. Humans have already caused irreversible climate change, the impacts of which are being felt around the world. Global temperatures have increased by 1 degree Celsius from pre-industrial levels. Atmospheric CO2 levels are above […] Read more »
New Campaign: Natural Climate Solutions 4 April 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer George Monbiot, Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, Rowan Williams, Margaret Attwood and others propose to tackle climate change by re-investing in nature’s solutions. Read more »
Green New Deal: message from Caroline Lucas 28 March 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer Today I am feeling hopeful. A Green New Deal would tackle both climate breakdown and the shameful levels of inequality and underinvestment that helped drive the Brexit vote. It would unleash unprecedented levels of investment in bold climate action over the next ten years, transforming the economy while creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. […] Read more »
Will you support the school strikes? 14 March 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer Tomorrow, pupils from schools up and down the country will be walking out of lessons. They’ll be gathering in dozens of locations across the country with a simple message. We need emergency climate action now. Will you be standing with them? As a teacher myself, I’m proud of each and every pupil taking civic action to […] Read more »
Local Elections Crowdfunder Appeal 14 March 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer There are only 3 more days to donate to Liverpool Greens 2019 crowdfunder for the 2019 local elections. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our members we’ve already raised over £850. That’s great news – but we’re still a long way from meeting the £2,000 target that could help us get both Kay and Anna […] Read more »
Green View in St Michaels Ward, March 2019 8 March 2019 / 24 September 2020 by pressofficer Read more »
Tom Crone’s speech on the Climate Emergency Budget 6 March 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer Lord Mayor, I would like to place on record my thanks for the hard work of council officers who have been involved with the process of setting this budget. There is no doubt that the continued impacts of austerity make each year more of a challenge, and I am extremely grateful for the team work […] Read more »
Climate Emergency Fund 4 March 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer The following text is the exact wording of the budget amendment the Green Party have submitted to the Liverpool City Council budget, which will be debated and voted on, on Wednesday 6th March 2019. The Green Party propose the creation of a £120m Climate Emergency Fund as part of a Climate Emergency Budget. This will […] Read more »
Green View in Greenbank Ward, February 2019 edition 3 March 2019 / 3 October 2020 by pressofficer Read more »
Help make ecocide a crime 1 March 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer The lawyer Polly Higgins gave up her job and home to fight for a law of ecocide. She has now been given six weeks to live after diagnosis of an aggressive cancer. You can support her work by becoming an Earth Protector. What is being done to the Earth is criminal but, shockingly, it is […] Read more »