Green deal group set to launch

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Monday, 12 August 2019 15:41

By Andrew Morris - Local Democracy Reporter

A new branch of a political group has been set up in the county with a launch planned for later this year.

Shropshire Labour Party members and environmental activists have formed a local group of the Labour for a Green New Deal campaign and will launch this autumn.

The group will push the Labour Party to adopt similar legislation to the ‘Green New Deal’ spearheaded by American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. 

This would involve full decarbonisation by 2030, the provision of millions of well-paid, unionised jobs to help transition to a zero-carbon economy and the renationalisation of key industries, such as public transport and energy.

The party has already supported the Youth Strikes for Climate and Extinction Rebellion. 

These groups’ actions have helped to push the climate emergency up the national agenda, with Shropshire Council and Parliament declaring a ‘climate emergency’.

Shropshire Labour for a Green New Deal is reaching out to union branches, other Labour party members, and councils to gain support for their campaign.

Its model for a Labour government seeks to implement mass investment in the climate transition and end austerity.

Ed Marriott, communications director for Shropshire Labour for a Green New Deal, said: “Climate change is already devastating communities around the world and Labour has a brilliant opportunity to show the international community how radical emissions reductions can be achieved whilst simultaneously improving the lives of millions in this country.”

The group will hold a launch event in the autumn and is encouraging people from any walk of life or political affiliation to join them in pushing for the Labour Party to adopt a radical climate platform based on established Socialist and Social Democratic principles.

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