In the lead-up to the EU referendum Molly highlighted the important role the EU plays in setting emissions targets and delivering action to tackle climate change. The EU was instrumental in the success of the Paris Agreement on climate change and Molly was able to vote in favour of this historic agreement in the European Parliament. Ahead of climate negotiations she commissioned a report exploring ways to control carbon emissions.
As an economist and member of the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee Molly has done a lot of work around ‘climate finance’ challenging the European Investment Bank on the risks of the ‘carbon bubble’ urging it to divest from carbon intensive assets. She has warned that the overvaluation of oil, gas and coal – fossil fuel assets which scientists say must remain unexploited if global warming is to be limited below 2°C – could lead to a new financial crisis.
Molly has been the only South West MEP to strongly oppose fracking and has challenged other South West MPs and MEPs to follow the Greens in supporting a ban on all shale gas exploration. She has championed divestment and for all further fossil fuel reserves to be left in the ground. Molly has called on the government to follow the European Parliament’s progressive approach, acknowledging investments in pension and investment funds can be a powerful tool in driving social, environmental and economic change.
News
Greens pledge to act on climate emergency to ensure Thunberg generation ‘live healthy and prosperous lives’ - 18 April 2019
Green MEP says ditch nuclear jobs in favour of green jobs as costs and dangers of storing defunct nuclear submarines soar - 3 April 2019
Ditch oil and resurrect wind, demands Green MEP - 7 March 2019
Widescale transition to organic farming can help capture carbon emissions, says new report - 21 February 2019
Carbon emissions fall dramatically, but government policy on climate is still half baked, says Green MEP - 5 February 2019
Articles
UK CO2 emissions - 6 February 2019
Why I’m turning from law-maker to law-breaker to try to save the planet - 2 November 2018
IPCC report: Agriculture can be part of the solution rather than the problem - 23 October 2018
Disempower far-right climate change deniers. Don’t debate with them - 4 September 2018
The EU has a chance to lead the world on sustainable finance - it must seize it - 24 April 2018
Reports
Rich Earth - 20 February 2019
Energy Isolationism: How the UK is sailing into the wind on energy policy - 15 June 2018
Devonport: From Trident jobs to green employment - 16 November 2016
Controlling Carbon - 21 October 2015
Green Money: Reclaiming Quantitative Easing - 15 June 2015
Letters
Letter on student strikes over climate - 14 February 2019
Letter to Trade Commissioner and Commission President on exploitation of Amazon reserve - 5 September 2017
European Central Bank: fossil fuel assets and investments - 18 December 2016
Unsustainable consumption of animal-based food - 16 November 2016
Letter to Guardian on EU from leading Green politicians - 21 May 2015
