Years of government inaction on air pollution has got people thinking that the state cannot even protect basic public goods like clean… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Pluralism has been the driving fact behind political theory now since the Copernican revolution and the wars of religion that were spawned… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Understanding government can be a complex business. The stated reason for a policy and the real reason for it are rarely the… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Climate change is a shared crisis - one that transcends politics and borders and must be fought collectively, justly and transparently. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
We as politicians have to understand that the greatest threats to our security are no longer conventional military ones. You cannot nuke… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Like air pollution, flood risk is a threat that government should be protecting us against. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The problem with climate change has always been that whilst political timeframes and economic investment timeframes work on a 3-5year cycle, the… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
We recognise the need for government to provide a clear and stable regulatory framework so as to release the investment power of… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
We have never believed that any potential future benefits from fracking make it acceptable for the government to bulldoze over the concerns… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Climate change brings pressures that will influence resource competition between nations and place additional burdens on economies, societies and governance institutions around… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
If government is so keen to let local people have a veto in stopping wind farms, why does it not allow local… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Poor decision making in government; the tragedy of short-term economic thinking; our national housing crisis: these are real 21st Century problems for… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Leaders get things wrong. Of course they do. They have imperfect information. They face competing political pressures. Ultimately they are human. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
It is hard to imagine a world without bees. It would be even harder to live in it. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Climate change is a threat to the conditions in which our economy can function at all. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and corals. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The costs of solar energy across the world have come down so fast that its growth as a cheap, clean energy source has been… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Climate change is a shared crisis - one that transcends politics and borders and must be fought collectively, justly and transparently. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The U.K. should see overseas aid as an investment in the future potential of a market and shouldn't be used as a stick to… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Doing nothing to stop national parks being drilled for oil isn't what climate leadership looks like. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
We must commit to a positive programme of ocean recovery to combat the effects of climate breakdown, and boost our oceans' capacity to tackle… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The more we engage with others, the more we find people with whom we do not share the values and truths that we consider… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that are internationally recognised and respected. This will ensure shipping plays its part in the global transition… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
After years of globalisation, disaffected populations have lost confidence that the system is fair. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
