Green Party

The UK needs to transform its energy system to become the “cleanest and greenest” possible. That’s according to co-leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, who spoke on the ITV Leader’s Debate last night to outline her plans if voted into power. She shares her position with Jonathan Bartley, who did not speak at the […]

The Green Party has pledged to “take back control” of the energy system as it launched its environment manifesto. Co-leaders Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley said they will also introduce a ban on fracking, end the ban on onshore wind support, stop the “reckless gamble” with nuclear power, phase out fossil fuel subsidies and bring […]

Caroline Lucas has been re-elected as the leader of the Green Party in a job share with Jonathan Bartley. Ms Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, was the leader of the party between 2008 and 2012 while Mr Bartley is the party’s work and pension’s spokesman. The party said the co-leadership is a “first in […]

Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, has announced she will not stand for re-election this summer. The Australian-born campaigner’s second two-year term expires in August. Ms Bennett said she has been “proud to lead a party through a period of phenomenal expansion and increased impact”. While she rose to prominence […]

The current energy policies in the country are wrong for jobs, economy and to tackle climate change. That’s the view of Caroline Lucas MP from the Green Party who believes the government is taking the sector in the wrong direction. Speaking to ELN she said: “I think the government’s changes to energy policies have been […]

The Green Party has pledged £35 billion for renewable energy and plan to ban fracking. Are you in favour of those energy policies?

The Green Party’s manifesto has attracted positive responses but some believe the “technical details” of getting the policies right could be “challenging”. Matthew Farrow, the Environmental Industries Commission’s (EIC) Executive Director said: “The Green Party manifesto, as one would hope, contains ambitious environmental polices many of which we would strongly support.” The EIC particularly welcomed […]

The Green Party claims much more needs to be done to tackle climate change in the UK. To have a “reasonable chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change”, it said a 90% reduction in greenhouse gases is needed in the UK in the next 15-20 years. Its manifesto, launched today by party leader Natalie Bennett, states: […]

The Green Party has vowed to invest up to £35 billion to speed up the “renewables revolution” in the UK. Its manifesto, which was launched by leader Natalie Bennett, claims how the party’s strategy for energy efficiency can change the energy system based mainly on electricity form renewables within 15-20 years. “The UK is 25th […]

The Green Party claims it now has more members than UKIP. Yesterday it announced the Greens have 43,829 members across UK, with more than 2,000 people joining the Green Partys of England and Wales on Wednesday (14 January) in less than 24 hours. UKIP claimed its membership hit around 39,000 in June 2014, revising this […]