PR and climate action – online or in London

There’s an emerging consensus that we need to democratise to decarbonise.

Join us on Tuesday 7th February in central London and online for our upcoming panel event, ‘Democracy Loves Climate Justice’. Our distinguished panel of senior politicians and climate experts will be discussing how Proportional Representation can help us to tackle the climate emergency.

Speakers:

• Baroness Natalie Bennett, Green Party Peer
• Clive Lewis MP, Labour Party MP for Norwich South
• Liz Saville Roberts MP, Plaid Cymru Leader in the House of Commons and MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd
• Dave Timms, Head of Political Affairs at Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Recent months have reminded us how important solving the climate emergency is. As we celebrated the new year, temperatures across western Europe were hitting record highs, while extreme weather events continue to increase in frequency.

In the search for solutions to these problems, the evidence shows that Proportional Representation (PR) can be of significant benefit in responding to broad-based climate concerns. Compared to countries with majoritarian voting systems, countries with PR:

• Score on average six points higher on the Yale Environmental Performance Index.
• Reduce emissions more quickly, and are faster to take up renewable energy.
• Embed the long-term approach to policy-making crucial to meaningful climate action.

That’s why, as part of MVM’s ‘Democracy Loves’ series, we are keen to highlight the tangible positive policy consequences of PR.

The details

Event: Democracy Loves Climate Justice
Date: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Time: 19:30 GMT
Location: Godfrey Mitchell Theatre, One Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA
Format: Hybrid (both in-person and online tickets are available)

The event will begin with short presentations from each panellist, followed by a Q&A.

You can buy tickets here.