EEEI POLICIES GB - environment

As a start, a provocative Guardian editorial (Feb 2021)...

Their critique has parallels with early criticism of President Biden's appointment of business/stock market insiders to key positions, conflicting with his high profile return to the Paris Climate Accord.

THE 2019 MANIFESTOS

Note that Labour policy is likely to shift dramatically to the right since Keir Starmer became leader, to be more like the Blairite, business-friendly 'New Labour' approach, the so-called triangulation (what President Clinton did by blending elements of right-wing free market policy with some left-wing public sector spending).

LABOUR: very explicitly pledged a green revolution:

There is a real tension between the socialist and green strands of Labour: their trade union main donors are often hostile to green policies because they can threaten jobs in industries they represent. Also, green policies often include higher taxes or green charges - which tend to disproportionately impact the poor: if air travel becomes much more expensive as a result of pollution charges