Climate Party

The Climate Party is a Green conservative party in the United Kingdom. It has been compared to the Teal independents in Australia, which won a record 6 seats in the House of Representatives in 2022.

For the Climate party in New Zealand, see NZ Climate Party.

Climate Party
LeaderEdmund Gemmell
Founded5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)
IdeologyGreen conservatism
Single issue politics
Political positionCentre-right
Colors  Teal
  Blue
Local government
1 / 20,270
Website
https://theclimate.party/

The party was founded in 2022 by its leader, Ed Gemell, a councillor for Hazlemere in Buckinghamshire.[1] It was founded as a centre-right, single issue party. It seeks to provide Conservative voters with a 'business-friendly and climate-serious alternative.'[2][3][4]

The party plans to challenge the Conservatives at the next election in 110 marginal seats, specifically targeting MPs who 'obstruct climate action'.[5]

Ideology

The party's core focus is on tackling climate change and decarbonising the economy by 2030.[6] It describes itself as '100% focused on climate change'.[7] As such, it has announced a number of policies in this area, including stopping all subsidies for fossil fuel companies, implementing polluter-pays policies and investing in green technology.[2]

References
  1. "Councillor details - Councillor Ed Gemmell". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. Donald, Rachel (28 July 2022). "Centre-right Climate party launches to oust Tory MPs opposing climate action". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. McGlone, Conor (5 September 2022). "New Climate Party vows to 'take on' Truss at the next election". eandt.theiet.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. Pack, Mark (31 July 2022). "Two new political parties take a tilt at the Conservatives". Mark Pack. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. "New political party launched in UK to challenge Conservatives over climate change". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. "The Tories have failed to 'get climate done' – so I've launched a new centre-right party | Ed Gemmell". The Guardian. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. "The Climate Party". Twitter. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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