Caroline Lucas

2 months ago | newstatesman.com | Caroline Lucas

The rubble and wreckage of 12,000 structures reduced to ash; white-suited operatives picking through the possessions of the many thousands more whose lives are ruined. Recent images from California show that 2025 – following on from a yet another “hottest year on record”, and topping off a decade of unprecedented heat – will form the stage for a superlative display from a climate crisis that is already happening.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Caroline Lucas

Sixteen jailed Just Stop Oil activists will appear in court this week in an appeal against their sentences, which were believed to be the harshest ever for peaceful protest in Britain. For damaging picture frames, obstructing the road, or just talking about obstructing the road, they have received punishments that we would normally reserve for serious crimes. People trying to draw attention to the government failure to confront the cause of the climate crisis were imprisoned for up to five years.

Oct 24, 2024 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Caroline Lucas |George Monbiot |SATISH KUMAR |Satish KUmar |Pavel Cenkl

Resurgence bookshop autumn sale As the weather cools in the northern hemisphere and autumn settles in, it's the perfect time to get cosy with a good book. Our seasonal sale features a selection of thought-provoking and inspiring reads, ideal for those quietmoments of reflection. From regenerative learning to personal growth and environmental activism, these books, new and old, offer insights to warm the spirit.

Jul 16, 2024 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Caroline Lucas

As we hurtle knowingly towards a world that could be nearly three degrees hotter, scientists are running out of words to describe the urgency of taking action now. The election was an opportunity for candidates of all political parties to outdo each other with the boldness of their ambitions to decarbonise the UK and repair and restore our devastated natural world. Yet neither of the UK’s two main parties has acknowledged the scale of the challenges ahead.

Jul 3, 2024 | theguardian.com | Caroline Lucas

When I entered parliament back in 2010 as the first Green MP, I used every possible trick in the book to push the environment up the UK’s political agenda. In the early days, progress was agonisingly slow. Simply making the case that Britain should be powered by renewables, not fossil fuels, was a daily battle. Every single budget, I would stand up and ask the same question: what about the climate? And then, quite quickly, things finally began to change.