Barry Gardiner

In the Labour Party we are absolutely united in our belief that shipping must define its 'fair share' of tackling climate change,…

— Barry Gardiner

Most trade agreements arise from a desire to liberalise trade - making it easier to sell goods and services into one another's…

— Barry Gardiner

Climate change must be approached as an opportunity to transition our economy to a zero carbon future. Business understands this even when…

— Barry Gardiner

The Tories' favoured trade deals post-Brexit are likely to make regional inequality worse, by focusing on the best deal for the City…

— Barry Gardiner

Treaties negotiated with foreign powers create binding obligations on future generations that cannot be repealed in the way that domestic law can.…

— Barry Gardiner

The unpopularity of raising corporate or personal income tax has been a straight jacket constraining Labour's thinking on how best to invest…

— Barry Gardiner

Addressing climate change globally promotes health, education and gender equality. Addressing it domestically secures U.K. jobs and sustainable clean economic growth; it…

— Barry Gardiner

We have never believed that any potential future benefits from fracking make it acceptable for the government to bulldoze over the concerns…

— Barry Gardiner

Acidisation isn't benign - like fracking, it can pose risks to groundwater sources, and runs counter to the urgency with which we…

— Barry Gardiner

We engage in the public institutions of work and school and club and team, because it is there that we find meaning…

— Barry Gardiner

Climate change brings pressures that will influence resource competition between nations and place additional burdens on economies, societies and governance institutions around…

— Barry Gardiner

We are patriotic enough to believe there is no good reason why foreign investors from Europe cannot be expected to resolve any…

— Barry Gardiner

As the oceans get hotter, corals also become heat-stressed and expel the algae that live on their skeletons, resulting in coral bleaching…

— Barry Gardiner

Labour believes that every trade deal should come before parliament for a full debate on the floor of the House of Commons,…

— Barry Gardiner

The pluralist society must be pragmatic. It does not say that 'God is dead.' It does not say that 'God is alive.'…

— Barry Gardiner

We recognise the link between environmental failure and social injustice. When the energy sector is privatised and deregulated, it not only tends…

— Barry Gardiner

Whilst the developed world may say it wants to see much greater commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this may only be…

— Barry Gardiner

Subsidies should never be a permanent feature of any market. They should be introduced only to address market failure and they should…

— Barry Gardiner

Thanks to David Attenborough and 'Blue Planet 2,' we've become aware of the damage to our oceans from plastic pollution. We now…

— Barry Gardiner

Making the most of global trade opportunities does not mean transitioning to a low-tax, deregulatory, 'Bargain Basement' economy. It means developing a…

— Barry Gardiner