GREEN activist Cameron Eadie has said he is standing for election to Westminster to challenge the “climate criminals” in…
licences for the North Sea, while the UK Government last year approved plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria.
Eadie went on to criticise Labour, saying Keir Starmer’s party was “refusing to cancel those new oil and gas licences and rolling back on efforts to protect people from dangerous air pollution”.“While they support burning more oil and gas, the Scottish Greens are delivering the change needed by both people and planet, like free bus travel for young people, investing record amounts in nature restoration and removing peak-time rail fares from this coming October.
Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater joined Eadie as he launched his campaign, saying: “By standing he will make sure green voices, and concerns for our climate and environment, will be heard in this election with a positive vision of a fairer, greener and thriving Scotland for all.” Gillian Mackay, Green MSP for Central Scotland, said: “I’m so very proud of Cameron for standing, and for all the young people in our green movement who refuse to accept that this is how things have to be.
“We need change. We need to protect our planet for all of us, which is why Scottish Greens in government in Scotland are standing in this Westminster election.”
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