Comparing UK Parties' Climate Change Policies

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The chapter evaluates and contrasts the climate change pledges of major UK political parties in their manifestos, highlighting the differences in approaches of the conservative and Labour parties, as well as the ambitious climate goals set forth by smaller parties like the Lib Dems and the Greens, and the unique perspective of the Reform Party.

Last week more than 400 scientists signed an open letter to political parties urging ambitious action on the environment to prevent making Britain and the world ‘more dangerous and insecure’. Now that the main parties’ manifestos have all been released, Ian Sample is joined by the global environment editor, Jon Watts, and the biodiversity reporter, Phoebe Weston, to find out what the manifestos have to say about nature and climate, and whether anyone is promising the level of action scientists are asking for. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod