Green Party Pledge Tracker

The Green party, as a small party in opposition, have little power to actually put their pledges into legislation. However, they should be able to successfully raise key issues in parliament, submit for private members bills to legislate their ideas, and use parliamentary procedure to challenge the government on the implementation of their own plans.

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The Green Economy

Party Pledge

What progress has been made?

Net Zero before 2040

A full assessment of the Government’s progress towards Net-Zero, including their new policy, has not been made

Investment in a just transition through skills and training (including retrofitting) reaching £4bn per year

No significant progress has been made

Bring the Crown Estate into public ownership to allow further offshore wind development

The Government has not committed to nationalise the Crown Estate but has made an offshore wind deal with it

Adoption of the CCC's recommendations on banning single use plastics and fluorinated gases within manufactured products

Government ministers have indicated their support for a single use plastics ban in parliament

Increase government investment into climate adaptation, covering all major areas and regions

No explicit plans for investment into climate adaptation have been announced

Establish a carbon tax system, increasing over the next 10 years, to encourage carbon-saving methods

The government have not announced any changes to the current CBAM system

All UK banking organisations, as well as pension funds and others, to require a credible divestment strategy

No significant progress has been made on this

Adaptation of the Bank of England’s mandate to include climate change

Ministers have announced that this, in some form, will be part of the yearly remit letter in November

Advocacy for a circular economy including a comprehensive right to repair

Green MPs have continued to advocate for a holistic circular economy

Raise international aid to 1% of GNI and raise the climate finance budget to 1.5% of GNI by 2033

No progress on this has been announced by government

Support a new international law against ecocide

No significant progress has been made on this topic

Ensure all new trade agreements meet UK animal protection and environmental standards

No new trade agreements have been finalised

Transport and Infrastructure

Party Pledge

What progress has been made?

Increase annual public subsidies for rail and bus travel to £10bn by the end of the next parliament, including free bus travel for under-18s and electrification

An increase in government subsidies for public transport was announced in the King’s Speech

Reallocation of funding earmarked for road building and investment into cycleways and footpaths

No significant progress made

Give local authorities control over and funding for improved bus services

Policies announced in the King’s Speech tackle this topic

End the sales of new petrol and diesel fuelled vehicles by 2027 and the use of petrol and diesel vehicles on the road by 2035

The Government has reinstated its aim of ending the sale of new petrol/diesel cars from 2030, but has recently removed hybrid cars from this aim

Increase support for firms using HGVs to transition away from internal combustion engines and make greater use of rail freight

No significant progress made

Governmental adoption of Active Travel England’s objective for 50% of trips in England’s towns and cities to be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2030

No significant progress made

Introduce a frequent-flyer levy and a ban on domestic flights for a journey that would take less than three hours by train

No significant progress made

Halt all expansion of airport capacity

The Government recently approved expansion for London City airport

Energy

Party Pledge

What progress has been made?

Wind to provide around 70% of the UK’s electricity by 2030

Wind represented just less than 30% of UK power in 2023, but the government has approved several wind projects

No new oil and gas licences and the ending of all subsidies to the oil and gas industries

The Government has committed to not granting any new licences for oil and gas production but has yet to be challenged on this

Introduce a carbon tax on all fossil fuels, whether produced in the UK or imported

The government have not announced any changes to the current CBAM system

Promotion of community energy, through investment, the removal of regulatory barriers, and community ownership in all sustainable energy infrastructure

Ministers have suggested that upcoming legislation will contain elements related to community energy principles

End the de-facto ban on onshore wind

The Government has committed to this

Incentives for developments within renewable energy, including installation grants, green mortgages, and reducing VAT

No clear progress has been made on this

An end to subsidies for biofuel and a tightening of regulations around greenwashing energy

No significant progress made

Support the expansion of green hydrogen

Elements supporting Green Hydrogen are included in plans for a National Wealth Fund

Ban new nuclear power developments and phase out the existing sites

The Government has not committed to phasing out nuclear power

Nature and Farming

Party Pledge

What progress has been made?

Introduce a new Rights of Nature Act giving legal personhood to nature and setting standards for soil and quality and tougher measures on pesticide usage

This has not been mentioned in parliament since the election

Set aside 30% of our land and seas by 2030 in which nature will receive the highest priority and protection

Ministers have committed to this in Parliament, no plans have been shared as of yet

Prioritisation of rewetting peatland and increasing unharvested forest and woodland by over 50%

The Government have not introduced any new measures for protecting peatland or woodland

Introduce a climate and nature act in this parliament, embedding a holistic approach to the climate and nature crises

It is unclear that the CAN bill has made any progress since the dissolution of parliament

Introduce a Clean Air Act, enshrining the right to breathe clean air into law

Ministers have committed to a Clean Air Strategy, but not to legislate for this

Increase DEFRA’s budget by £1.5bn to ensure safer cleaner waters nationally

No significant progress made

Establishment of the right to roam in England

Ministers have argued against a Scottish or Scandinavian style English Right to Roam

Wood and crop waste to be recycled into construction materials, paper and fabrics

No significant progress made

The creation of a new Commission on Animal Protection as well as a ban on all blood sports and trail hunting

Ministers have committed to the ban but have not published plans

Triple the support to farmers to support the transition to nature friendly farming

No significant progress made

Legally link farm payments to a reduction in the use of pesticides and other agro-chemicals

No significant progress made

Introduce a system of government policies to ensure that good quality surplus food is not wasted

No significant progress made

Establish measures to embed food security within our education system and procurement system

Ministers are currently reviewing this commitment in line with WTO procurement agreements

Revitalise the abandoned National Food Strategy and introduce a new Fairer Farming Charter

Ministers have committed to reviewing the need for a National Food Strategy

Housing and Planning

Party Pledge

What progress has been made?

Introduce a Fairer, Greener Homes Guarantee to ensure warm, safe homes that are well insulated

An EPC-B mandate forms part of government legislation, but a holistic programme such as this does not

Transform the planning system so new developments come with access to public services and green spaces are protected

Labour have committed to prioritising this in new developments but have not legislated for this

Development of a Right Homes, Right Place Charter

No significant progress made

Building regulation reform to ensure all new homes include solar panels and low carbon heating systems, and all new developments must not be car dependent

Labour have committed to prioritising this in new developments but have not legislated for this

Invest £59bn in the next 5 years to insulate homes to EPC B or above and to proliferate heat pumps, including £7bn to tackle over-heating of buildings

An EPC-B mandate forms part of government legislation, but not investments for homes to reach this

Establishment of tougher planning regulation for demolition and mandated consideration of reuse for demolished materials

No significant progress made

All planning applications to include consideration for the carbon impact of the building's whole life cycle

No significant progress made