A future Labour government would oversee an economic revolution to tackle the climate crisis, using the full power of the state to decarbonise the economy and create hundreds of thousands of green jobs in struggling towns and cities. “We have to tackle climate change in a really radical way, the evidence is crystal clear,” said Long-Bailey. Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘There is no option but to radically transform our economy,’ said Rebecca Long-Bailey. “If you knocked on a door in Salford, where I am from, although most people care about climate change it is not going to be top of their list of priorities. “Ultimately people need to know that their kids can have a really good, full and interesting life if we get this right.”

Source: The Guardian December 24, 2018 07:00 UTC