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14 April 2014 by sianberry
Responding to the news that MPs are to launch an investigation into the state of London’s air pollution, London Green Party MEP Jean Lambert said: “We welcome the news that politicians are finally taking seriously the threat posed by London’s air pollution epidemic. The London Green Party and organisations such as Clean Air in London […]
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13 April 2014 by sianberry
What the BBC described as “Germany’s dirty secret” is really not much of a secret at all. Most school children in Germany know that lignite, a form of coal, is still being mined across the country. That’s because in Germany, discussions about energy are factual, balanced and open. We know the score. The British public […]
11 April 2014 by sianberry
The EU must tackle the “triple crises” the world is facing together or it cannot hope to solve any of them says Green MEP Jean Lambert. Place du Luxembourg, European Quarter of Brussels, photograph courtesy of J Logan. The EU must remain focused on environmental policies – and not just concentrate on economic revival, London’s […]
Despite our economic dependence on migrant workers too many politicians are arguing that we should make it harder for migrants, when instead we should be making it easier for women to use the skills and qualifications they already have says Green MEP Jean Lambert. Migrant workers are vital to the UK economy and work in […]
A global effort is necessary to improve the lives of the estimated 700 million homeless children states Green MEP Jean Lambert. The “It Starts With You” campaign from streetchildrenday.org Euro-MP Jean Lambert has backed a call for the UN to launch a new campaign to improve the lives of ‘street children’. Speaking at a Brussels […]
10 April 2014 by sianberry
The government must take responsibility says Green MEP Jean Lambert as it is estimated that 7.2% of deaths in London are attributable to air pollution. A #smogselfie in London, part of the London Green Party #smogselfie campaign. Public Health England has released statistics today on the number of people dying because of air pollution. Across England […]
Renewable and community-level solutions are needed to combat climate change says Green MEP Jean Lambert, not the “dirty and unsafe energy” of nuclear. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster in 2011 reignited the debate on the safety of nuclear energy. A proposed taxpayer subsidy of more than a billion pounds to two new nuclear power stations […]
Letter from Jean Lambert MEP in today’s Daily Telegraph.
9 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert says we must do what we can to end the “abhorrent and sordid business” of shooting captive-bred animals for trophies. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Pluck. Green MEPs Jean Lambert (London) and Keith Taylor (South-East England) have launched a bid to ban ‘canned hunting’ – the practice of shooting captive lions and […]
London Green MEP candidate Amelia Womack asks: how many more people have to die before we see serious action to tackle London’s air pollution? The word “smog” conjures thoughts of a Dickensian London of blackened buildings and thick air – but last weeks smog warnings remind us that the air pollution we thought had been […]