More than 200 UK business leaders have urged the government to invest in a Covid-19 recovery that is in line with climate goals
The proposals outlined by firms such as Mitsubishi, Signify and Yorkshire Water in a letter to the prime minister include:Focusing support on sectors that can best support the environment, increase job creation and foster the recovery - whilst also decarbonising the economy. And there are rumours that the Treasury is planning cash for labour-intensive home insulation, and further investment in electric vehicles.The letter signatories suggested further investment in electric vehicle infrastructure
"They'll also support our long-term climate goals and deliver better outcomes in other key areas of public interest, such as public health and wellbeing. But the corporate leaders said: “While we can't say no exceptions ever, green strings should be the rule, not the exception. She gave the example of the Hull project Living With Water, which focuses many partners on making the city resilient to floods.
I say keep 1 week a month car and flight free. Lockdown roads for a week a month
Has this been Fact Checked ?
200 businesses whose business involves environmental products I imagine
BBCPolitics what is this shower up to-done deals loopholes and tax dodges, they care little for the planet or its people. read the small print, they cannot be trusted.
BBCPolitics No thanks. Had enough of this bull💩 in the past. Just an excuse to push up prices
Covid practice for ClimateCrisis Covid has shown us how ClimateChange could be less sustainable.
Presupposes a Government recovery plan... flyingpig
Seriously who cares about this, get the priorities straight first, 1. Keep the population alive. 2. Economy must survive. 3. Employment....... world has changed, more people will wfh, businesses won’t need large buildings for staff, world has become more green by doing nothing!
BBCPolitics Well we aren't in the EU anymore, so it should be easier
Make money you mean
Yes. Please. Boot the economy back up with the environment in mind at the start!
Scrap HS2!
It's surprising how many people haven't got a clue about the projected returns and growth projected from investment in low carbon 'green' technology.
Agenda2030
BBCPolitics And that doesn't mean more dead bodies to fertilize the soil! ToryGenocide
re: More than 200 top UK firms and investors? The vast majority of these so called UK firms and investors are not UK firms and investors.
Make solar panels compulsory on each new build house
Well they cut the rebate on photovoltaic panels so much it isn’t worth installing them. They should be on every house in the uk then we wouldn’t need to build super expensive nuclear power stations.
If there's money to be made the government will be in, if not then the planet is doomed, if not already, we will learn nothing from current situation, won't take long before we get back to ruining the planet...
Dead bodies everywhere - compost?
The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group coordinated a letter to the government signed by companies including Lloyds Bank, Asda, Siemens, Sky, Mitsubishi and Yorkshire Water