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Recent media highlights

11 November, 2020BBC News: Ruth Chambers, Greener UK comments on government plans to protect the rainforest
11 November, 2020Daily Telegraph: our report on the need for a "net zero test" on infrastructure spending is covered by Olivia Rudgard
8 November, 2020BBC News: Roger Harrabin covers our report on ecodesign standards and energy labelling
11 November, 2020Green Alliance press release: Government infrastructure policy isn’t fit for net zero, says report
5 November, 2020The Daily Telegraph: covering our report on how shoddy products leave the UK with second worst ewaste rates in the world
5 November, 2020i News: Our report, which argues for product passports to tackle the e-waste problem, is covered by Rhiannon Williams
5 November, 2020The Times: Ben Webster covers our report which calls for a ten-year warranty on new washing machines
5 November, 2020Green Alliance press release: Tackle e-waste mountain, to protect the planet and save money, says report
20 October, 2020Green Alliance press release: The government’s Industrial Strategy should be harnessing the power of digital tech to drive a green economy, says report
17 October, 2020Guardian: Shaun Spiers, executive director comments on UK food standards
5 October, 2020Guardian: Caterina Brandmayr, head of climate policy comments on Boris Johnson's party conference speech announcement that the government plans to quadruple wind power by 2030.
30 September, 2020Daily Express: Chris Venables, head of politics comments on the government's green homes grants
26 September, 2020BBC News: Ruth Chambers for Greener UK comments on nature protection under the Environment Bill
24 September, 2020BBC News: Roger Harrabin covers our latest report why we should end the VAT subsidy on gas
24 September, 2020Green Alliance press release: End £2bn VAT subsidy on gas, which benefits well off, to fund warm homes for poorer households, report says
4 September, 2020Ecologist: Catharine Early covers our online event on tackling racism in the environment movement
12 August, 2020BBC Farming Today: Ruth Chambers discusses the recruitment campaign for the inaugural Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection
3 August, 2020Business Green: expert steering group announced for our newly launched TransformTax project
1 August, 2020Daily Mail: policy adviser for Greener UK, Patrick Killoran, comments on Liz Truss' commission on UK trade policy
24 July, 2020BBC 6pm news: senior policy adviser Caterina Brandmayr provides evidence at the EAC session on greening the Covid recovery
21 July, 2020The Telegraph: Shaun Spiers comments on green housing regulations and the benefits of re-purposing UK buildings
20 July, 2020BBC Farming Today: our executive director Shaun Spiers is interviewed on the government's green recovery plans, unveiled n Eustice's speech
19 July, 2020Daily Mail: reporting on the main messages outlined in Defra Minister George Eustice's speech, hosted by Green Alliance
9 July, 2020Independent: Chris Venables, head of politics, responds to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's £2bn announcement for new green home grants
8 July, 2020Financial Times: Libby Peake on the UK's recovery from Covid-19 and the impact the panemic has had on the waste disposal system
8 July, 2020The Telegraph: executive director, Shaun Spiers, shows support for CPRE's call for hedgerow restoration
7 July, 2020The Guardian: senior policy analyst, Caterina Brandmayr, comments on the government's £3bn energy efficiency funding announcement
30 June, 2020The London Economic: "the PM seems to have got off to false start", says Shaun Spiers in response to the Prime Minister's new rebuild strategy
29 June, 2020BBC News: Roger Harrabin covers our latest report that identifies a £14bn spending gap required for a green recovery
29 June, 2020Green Alliance press release: Urgent revision of planned UK infrastructure projects needed now to achieve green recovery
13 June, 2020Daily Telegraph: Chris Venables comments on the importance of ensuring a green recovery
9 June, 2020Business Green: an interview with Shaun Spiers on COP26, Brexit and a green recovery
8 June, 2020Daily Telegraph: Shaun Spiers calls for a commitment to high environmental standards in a letter to the editor
6 June, 2020BBC Farming Today: Our exec director Shaun Spiers on how to ensure a green and just recovery from Covid-19