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Recent media highlights

4 May, 2021Green Alliance press release: Government urged to support creation of thousands of new green jobs in areas with greatest employment challenges
26 April, 2021Financial Times: New survey on public support for green taxes covered by Peter Foster in the FT
22 April, 2021BBC PM: Following US president Joe Biden's climate summit, Sam Alvis talks to Evan Davis
20 April, 2021The Guardian: Chris Venables, head of politics, comment piece on UK government progress on net zero
14 April, 2021Financial Times: Roz Bulleid, deputy policy director, letter on clean steel featured in the FT
24 March, 2021Green Alliance press release: Northern cities set to lose millions due to shelved clean air plans
1 March, 2021The Guardian: Fiona Harvey quotes Sam Alvis on green recovery ahead of the chancellor's budget
17 February, 2021BBC News: Caterina Brandmayr's comment on the EAC report are covered by Roger Harrabin
26 January, 2021The Times: Comments by Greener UK's Ruth Chambers on the third delay of the Environment Bill
12 January, 2021I Paper: The Green Innovation Policy Commission's final report on the need to replicate the vaccine innovation to develop green solutions is covered by Madeleine Cuff
12 January, 2021Green Alliance press release: Leading experts urge PM to replicate Covid vaccine innovation push in search for climate solutions
30 December, 2020Daily Telegraph: Olivia Rudgard covers our end of year round up of the government's net zero strategy
29 December, 2020BBC News: Roger Harrabin reports on our assessment of the government's net zero strategy for the Radio 4 Today programme and BBC News online
4 December, 2020The Independent: Daisy Dunne covers our report on local authorities with comments from Philippa Borrowman, policy adviser
24 November, 2020The Guardian: Shaun Spiers signs a letter with other environmental NGOs to urge the government not to cut the aid budget
19 November, 2020The Times: Executive director, Shaun Spiers write that Boris Johnson has shown he wants a green recovery - the Treasury must too
13 November, 2020Sky News: Chris Venables, head of politics comments on findings from the Green Alliance policy tracker that the UK is not on track to achieve net zero
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