Green Alliance in the news

Recent media highlights

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