Green Party calls for solar PV panels to be fitted on all appropriate new buildings 9th May 2024 / 23rd March 2025 by eleanorlaming The Green Party has called for mandatory solar PV panels to be fitted on all appropriate new buildings and for all new homes to be built to Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standards. The call comes in the wake of new analysis showing the world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year while April was the […] Read more »
Rising levels of Plastic Waste needs to be dealt with urgently 8th May 2024 / 23rd March 2025 by eleanorlaming Very concerning results have come in from the recent Big Plastic Count. Vast amounts of plastic are being thrown away (an estimated 1.7 billion pieces per week in the UK). https://news.sky.com/story/plastic-crisis-out-of-control-as-1-7-billion-pieces-thrown-away-weekly-in-uk-13116066 Far more plastic remnants are incinerated (58%) or landfilled or littered (25%), rather than recycled (17%), and incinerated plastic releases more carbon dioxide. […] Read more »
Great Results for the Green Party in Local Elections! 4th May 2024 / 23rd March 2025 by eleanorlaming The Green Party have done well in the May 2024 local elections! Thanks to everyone who voted for our candidates. In South Norfolk Suzanne Wateridge was elected to the District Council in a by-election – congratulations! She will be the first Green Councillor on South Norfolk District Council. In Norwich […] Read more »