Five priorities for the new UK Prime Minister

The Green Economy Coalition argues that the UK's cost-of-living crisis requires a combination of urgent financial support for the vulnerable and a strategic commitment to a green recovery. It rejects short-term fixes such as North Sea drilling, fracking, and scrapping the green levy, instead advocating for a transition to renewable energy, a pro-poor policy approach, and a green jobs strategy to ensure long-term economic and environmental resilience.

• Immediate action is required to protect the most vulnerable from the cost-of-living crisis, specifically through energy price caps or direct financial support, as experts warn that lives are at risk during the winter.
• The UK's current energy crisis is partly due to the neglect of long-term green investments, such as the 2015 removal of subsidies for onshore wind farms and home insulation support.
• The document argues against several proposed short-term solutions, stating that reinvigorating North Sea drilling and fracking are environmentally destructive and distract from energy policy failures, while scrapping the green levy would not significantly aid household budgets and would hinder energy efficiency improvements.
• A green recovery is presented as an economic opportunity, citing that ecological restoration can yield a return of US$9 for every dollar spent and that nature-positive solutions could create 395 million new jobs by 2030.
• To restructure the economy, the document recommends accelerating the transition to solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, implementing pro-poor policies, developing a green jobs strategy, and improving community dialogue.

APA

McLean, J. (2022). Five priorities for the new UK Prime Minister. Green Economy Coalition. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/five-priorities-for-the-new-prime-minister

Chicago

McLean, Jean. Five priorities for the new UK Prime Minister. Green Economy Coalition, 2022. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/five-priorities-for-the-new-prime-minister.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=McLean |first1=Jean |title=Five priorities for the new UK Prime Minister |publisher=Green Economy Coalition |date=5 September 2022 |url=https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/five-priorities-for-the-new-prime-minister |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{mclean2022five, author = {McLean, Jean}, title = {{Five priorities for the new UK Prime Minister}}, publisher = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/five-priorities-for-the-new-prime-minister}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }