Ami McCarthy

Head of Politics @GreenpeaceUK Views my own.
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” 🌎

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Bowie, career conservative politician, claims scientists are biased. Lol, okie dokey 🙃
https://t.co/Hj5lZcGxcR

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

@simondale11 I believe most would be happy to pay their fair share, but they must also get fair payment for their produce. Farage and the Tories should be very unwelcome at these protests, they are to blame for the pain farmers are in. IHT is a red herring

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

As a proud Cumbrian, I grew up spending all my holidays on the farm- lambing, baling, whatever needed doing. Today's protests are a sign that farmers are at breaking point, previous govts have allowed them to be exploited by supermarkets & imports. Labour must turn this around.

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

OEUK says "Time is running out to mitigate damage that has already been done and to avoid further escalation".
Indeed. To the planet.
Industry lobbying hard against fair tax & workers rights.
Govt is right to focus on growth from RE + good jobs for workers
https://t.co/gm6FMIybcl

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

In 2024, "centrism" isn't cautious, it's reckless. It creates the conditions under which the radical racist right is surging.

Fight the far right by redistributing ill-gotten gains of pandemic profiteers + polluters to pay for Green New Deal-style programs. That's pragmatic.

[Wen. (Women’s Environmental Network) @Wen_UK]

🚨 #WenForum is back!

👉Why Is Gender, Racial And Social Equity Key To Addressing The Climate Crisis?

Come and celebrate #InternationalWomensDay 6pm 7/3 with an evening of good food, stalls and panel discussion. Not to be missed!

Early Bird tickets 👇https://t.co/N3pIrGem3R

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Absolutely right from @Taj_Ali1 - The only way to fix the ever growing list of crises in this country is to INVEST in our country... Labour's £28bn is their plan to kickstart that - any roll-back would be tragically cynical and a huge dereliction of duty.

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"I think its fiscally irresponsible not to invest in these policies"

@Taj_Ali1 on Labour rolling back from the promise to spend £28bn/yr on their green prosperity plan.

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Labour’s £28 billion green spending promise – what it is and why it matters via @greenpeaceuk https://t.co/WUzKRsX8KN

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

SUPER useful insight into Labour's £28bn Green Prosperity Plan commitment here.
TLDR - Say it with your chest @UKLabour !!

[Steve Akehurst @SteveAkehurst]

NEW Substack from me: can Labour weather growing Conservative attacks on its £28bn green investment plans?

Some evidence for why I think it probably can, if it plays its cards right.

https://t.co/YWzItbKDq9

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

CEASEFIRE NOW

[ayan. @artan_ayan]

The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.

The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Listen up @UKLabour ...Voters want a vision for a better future- a greener, fairer future. The policies offered so far are good, (a lot of room for improvement) but any watering down or backsliding will cost you.

[Luke Tryl @LukeTryl]

That popularity of Labour's green policies means there are real dangers to watering them down further with an election determining chunk of Labour voters saying that they would consider (33%), or definitely switch to another party (7%) if Labour watered down its climate plans.

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

I'm up in Manchester for the party... #TPC

[Greenpeace UK @GreenpeaceUK]

How would YOU rate this government?

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Very pleased to be banned from Tory Party Conference this year... as the world burns...

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Govt approving Rosebank makes very clear - they dont care about you.

You will foot the bill for development (£3.75bn) + will be trapped paying expensive energy bills.

Dont let them tell you net zero will cost you money while they're robbing us all for FF.

[#StopRosebank @StopCambo]

🚨 BREAKING: The UK government has just approved Rosebank, the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK. We won’t let this stand.

Together we will #StopRosebank https://t.co/LSytFaA4yq

[Greenpeace UK @GreenpeaceUK]

Demand better - sign the open letter.

https://t.co/33LTc41UjM

#WeDemandBetter

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Today we begin our JR against the govt for licensing more oil.
Win or lose, the writing is on’t wall - whether it’s enormous energy bills, spiking food prices or being evacuated from your European holiday - FF are harming us all. It’s time govt stopped throwing fuel on the fire.

[Rebecca Newsom @Rebecca_Newsom]

News headlines tonight: devastating extreme weather in Europe and India, followed by reports about how both Labour and Tories are considering rowing back on critical climate policies.

It couldn’t feel more dystopian.

[Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC]

Absolutely absurd. Seriously, what is going on in Whitehall?! This coming a day after @UKLabour set out their plans to make the U.K. a clean energy superpower… the line in the sand is pretty clear at this point.
https://t.co/1L1mjS4cuz

[@dldx.org on bsky @durand101]

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"Only by setting out a clear timeline for phasing down fossil fuel extraction can we ensure workers and communities can have their say and truly benefit from the green jobs of the future.” @Ami_McC

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[Fossil Free Pride @FossilFreePride]

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