Last week, our Climate and Energy Programme lead @imogenshaw.bsky.social joined ScottishPower Renewables for a trip to East Anglia One offshore wind farm to see the green transition in action.

Join us today at 1pm for our webinar with @green-alliance.org.uk to discuss what Andy Burnham's government means for UK environmental policy. You'll hear key insights from the environmental sector and the labour and co-operative movements. Register below ⬇️

We're really excited to be partnering with @green-alliance.org.uk tomorrow to discuss what Andy Burnham's government means for UK environmental policy. Please join us to hear key insights from the environmental sector and the labour and co-operative movements. Register below ⬇️

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#GAevent in collaboration with @lcefuk.bsky.social | What will Andy Burnham’s government mean for UK environmental policy? A week on from Andy Burnham entering No.10, join us from 1pm - 2pm this Wednesday to explore how this new government will impact environmental policy nationally.

Massive congratulations to @angelaeagle1.bsky.social on her appointment to Defra Secretary. We look forward to working with her again to help build on her past work with farmers and environmental groups, bringing clarity to Defra decision making, and crucially, getting things delivered.

🧵 LCEF is pleased to welcome new Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social into her role. Miatta has been a long standing supporter of LCEF and we look forward to working with her at an extremely exciting time for climate and energy.

On the day of Andy Burnham's entrance into Downing Street, LCEF's Director @paulmcnamee.bsky.social writes on how climate and environmental ambition speaks to the people from all parts of the UK. Read it here: lcef.co.uk/blog/good-ne...

📣 NEW LCEF REPORT + POLLING LAUNCH📣 Our new report, Breathe Easy, shows how Labour can build a strong political offer on clean air, based on polling commissioned from @goodgrowthfdn.bsky.social.

Why is the ZEV Mandate so important to stopping climate change? 📺️ Hear from our Transport Programme Manager @ralphpalmer.bsky.social on why the ZEV Mandate is one of our best tools for climate action, allowing businesses to invest with certainty and consumers to buy cheaply.

💭 Is air conditioning banned in the UK? Not really. 📺️ Our Programme Manager @Imogen Shaw takes us through why we don't have as much air con in the UK compared to other countries, and what needs to happen for us to start installing air con now.

I found this thread very interesting – but I think there is a risk that we become too ‘doomster’ about wind (vs solar.) So, a thread of my own! Spanish renewable energy is cheap partially because the country is very suitable for solar, yes, but they also have a lot of onshore wind…

Left Outside@leftoutside.bsky.social · 4w ago

UK bet big on wind and we lost not because it was a bad bet, but solar is just miles better than wind and we're in the wrong place for it. Its certain we'll have higher energy costs and a less industrial economy than Spain by 2050 for that reason. And we'll have to spend more on grid to achieve it.

We're nearly finished wrapping up our #FoodSecurity series, but as we head into summer recess and yet another heatwave, we're delighted to announce two new blog series on Transport and Climate Resilience respectively. Please do get in touch at the email below! 📩 pitch@lcef.co.uk

Some incredibly good EV news from June. Labour has made a clear case for electrification to not only be at the heart of its world-leading approach to climate action, but also to bolster energy security and get the UK off volatile oil and gas markets. EVs will play a critical role in this.

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Great to see another *mega* month of EV sales, making up 30% of all new cars in June & 1/4 for H1 2026. According to @newautomotive.org, this means that the car industry is now ahead of the minimum sales share needed to hit this year's ZEV mandate target. www.thetimes.com/business/com...

This week marks the anniversary of the Matchgirls' Strike of 1888, pivotal in establishing the Labour movement and its demands for safe work. Dame Diana Holland, Patron of the Matchgirls' Memorial Trust wrote an essay for us on the lessons of the strike for the Climate movement today.

Our Deputy Director @mcortonscott.bsky.social spoke to Arguably about our policy ideas for Andy Burnham’s first 100 days - including tackling grid constraints. www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

All of us at LCEF are devastated to hear of the death of Cllr Shanika Mahendran who previously headed up our air quality and transport programme and was a vital member of our advisory group.

Minister for Energy Consumers Michael Shanks asking the right questions at today’s #NSPoliticsLive - on how we can keep energy at the top of the agenda, and on whether we’ve learned the right lessons from two back-to-back fossil fuel shocks.

'The hundreds of North Sea licenses granted by the Tories over 14 yrs have produced the equivalent of just 36 days of gas for the UK. The North Sea reserves have been in terminal decline for years' North Sea drilling is not the answer to our energy problems, writes Labour MP @umakumaran.bsky.social

North Sea drilling is not the answer to our energy problems.

The urgency of the climate crisis is undeniable. The next 12 months are pivotal for advancing the global phase-out of fossil fuels and leaving a li...

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"Net zero is too often cast as a luxury we cannot afford. [But] done well, the transition to clean energy is one of the most powerful anti-poverty strategies we have." 👇️ Read @mike-reader.bsky.social's piece in @LabourList.bsky.social today: labourlist.org/2026/06/we-n...

‘Whatever comes next, we need to hold the line on net zero’ – LabourList

Net zero is too often cast as a luxury we cannot afford – a cost loaded onto struggling families to fix a problem they did…

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Labour is right to resist calls for more drilling in the North Sea, which would have no impact on domestic energy bills and be unlikely to generate a meaningful economic windfall. @alexsobel.co.uk for @renewaljournal.bsky.social today ⬇️ renewal.org.uk/blog/drillin...

Drilling down

The government is right to stand firm on its commitment to ban new North Sea oil and gas licences - and it is vital that Labour resists the growing pressure from the political right to reverse course....

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'Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right' - @lukemurphy.bsky.social for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...

Labour must not fear talking about the climate

Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right.

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This latest heatwave has shown us the existential consequences from climate change, and this Carbon Budget vote was an important step in meeting that challenge. Hear from @steveracemp.bsky.social, @alistrathern.bsky.social and @janetdaby.bsky.social on why it's crucial to back the targets 👇️

'Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right' - @lukemurphy.bsky.social for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...

Labour must not fear talking about the climate

Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right.

newstatesman.com

Yesterday's CB7 vote marked a critical milestone for the UK. In recent weeks, we have seen a co-ordinated effort to paint decarbonisation as anti-jobs and anti-growth, but as @lukemurphy.bsky.social, Lola McEvoy and @fleuranderson.bsky.social explain below, this is a thing Britain is good at.

Closing our London Climate Action Week video series is @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social, who we met with in her constituency of Vauxhall and Camberwell Green to discuss how climate action in London is going hand in hand with measures to improve homes and living conditions across the capital 👇️

Great to host a @lcefuk.bsky.social roundtable with Centre for American Progress and labour MPs discussing climate issues shared in the US and UK. Thanks to Becky Gittens for hosting. One of the takeaway messages? Social media trad wives are doing some great messaging on environmental standards.

Today’s CCC progress report highlights strong progress on low carbon electricity and the UK’s continued leadership on emissions reduction. But it’s clear that electrification needs to accelerate to cut bills, boost energy security and meet climate targets. www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

Why this extreme weather event should be a call to arms for climate action - @alistrathern.bsky.social for Politics Home ⬇️ www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

These heatwaves show leadership cannot mean stepping back from climate action

The UK is in the throes of our second significant heatwave of the year. It is still early summer. That fact alone ought to give us pause.

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In the second video of our London Climate Action Week series, LCEF met with @fleuranderson.bsky.social to talk about the how climate policy in the UK is having positive impacts on her high street and on the Thames river that flows through her constituency.

For London Climate Action Week, LCEF is meeting London MPs to talk all things London and climate. First up, we chatted to @umakumaran.bsky.social in Stratford and Bow about the example London is setting on green spaces, and on retrofitting our homes and public buildings.

The zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate is the UK's primary policy to scale up the sales of electric vehicles. Our Air Quality and Transport Programme Manager @ralphpalmer.bsky.social explains why the ZEV mandate is so important.