The Green party, as a small party in opposition, have little power to actually put their pledges into legislation. However, they should be able to successfully raise key issues in parliament, submit for private members bills to legislate their ideas, and use parliamentary procedure to challenge the government on the implementation of their own plans.
Net Zero before 2040
Investment in a just transition through skills and training (including retrofitting) reaching £4bn per year
Bring the Crown Estate into public ownership to allow further offshore wind development
Adoption of the CCC's recommendations on banning single use plastics and fluorinated gases within manufactured products
Increase government investment into climate adaptation, covering all major areas and regions
Establish a carbon tax system, increasing over the next 10 years, to encourage carbon-saving methods
All UK banking organisations, as well as pension funds and others, to require a credible divestment strategy
Adaptation of the Bank of England’s mandate to include climate change
Advocacy for a circular economy including a comprehensive right to repair
Raise international aid to 1% of GNI and raise the climate finance budget to 1.5% of GNI by 2033
Support a new international law against ecocide
Ensure all new trade agreements meet UK animal protection and environmental standards
Increase annual public subsidies for rail and bus travel to £10bn by the end of the next parliament, including free bus travel for under-18s and electrification
Reallocation of funding earmarked for road building and investment into cycleways and footpaths
Give local authorities control over and funding for improved bus services
End the sales of new petrol and diesel fuelled vehicles by 2027 and the use of petrol and diesel vehicles on the road by 2035
Increase support for firms using HGVs to transition away from internal combustion engines and make greater use of rail freight
Governmental adoption of Active Travel England’s objective for 50% of trips in England’s towns and cities to be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2030
Introduce a frequent-flyer levy and a ban on domestic flights for a journey that would take less than three hours by train
Halt all expansion of airport capacity
Wind to provide around 70% of the UK’s electricity by 2030
No new oil and gas licences and the ending of all subsidies to the oil and gas industries
Introduce a carbon tax on all fossil fuels, whether produced in the UK or imported
Promotion of community energy, through investment, the removal of regulatory barriers, and community ownership in all sustainable energy infrastructure
End the de-facto ban on onshore wind
Incentives for developments within renewable energy, including installation grants, green mortgages, and reducing VAT
An end to subsidies for biofuel and a tightening of regulations around greenwashing energy
Support the expansion of green hydrogen
Ban new nuclear power developments and phase out the existing sites
Introduce a new Rights of Nature Act giving legal personhood to nature and setting standards for soil and quality and tougher measures on pesticide usage
Set aside 30% of our land and seas by 2030 in which nature will receive the highest priority and protection
Prioritisation of rewetting peatland and increasing unharvested forest and woodland by over 50%
Introduce a climate and nature act in this parliament, embedding a holistic approach to the climate and nature crises
Introduce a Clean Air Act, enshrining the right to breathe clean air into law
Increase DEFRA’s budget by £1.5bn to ensure safer cleaner waters nationally
Establishment of the right to roam in England
Wood and crop waste to be recycled into construction materials, paper and fabrics
The creation of a new Commission on Animal Protection as well as a ban on all blood sports and trail hunting
Triple the support to farmers to support the transition to nature friendly farming
Legally link farm payments to a reduction in the use of pesticides and other agro-chemicals
Introduce a system of government policies to ensure that good quality surplus food is not wasted
Establish measures to embed food security within our education system and procurement system
Revitalise the abandoned National Food Strategy and introduce a new Fairer Farming Charter
Introduce a Fairer, Greener Homes Guarantee to ensure warm, safe homes that are well insulated
Transform the planning system so new developments come with access to public services and green spaces are protected
Development of a Right Homes, Right Place Charter
Building regulation reform to ensure all new homes include solar panels and low carbon heating systems, and all new developments must not be car dependent
Invest £59bn in the next 5 years to insulate homes to EPC B or above and to proliferate heat pumps, including £7bn to tackle over-heating of buildings
Establishment of tougher planning regulation for demolition and mandated consideration of reuse for demolished materials
All planning applications to include consideration for the carbon impact of the building's whole life cycle