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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nThe future of the country is thrown open to new possibilities.<\/p>\n
Young people turned out to vote in record numbers. Now politicians need to respond to those who have the biggest stake in securing a secure future on a liveable planet.<\/p>\n
We don’t know how national politics will play out in the coming days and months.
\nBut we know that the UK needs to align ourselves internationally with progressive nations, not with Donald Trump’s climate denial and dishonesty. We need to invest in climate jobs, taking advantage of cheap renewable energy, and building essential infrastructure. We need to make sure Brexit doesn’t scupper environmental protection.<\/p>\n
What happens next? Can we trust Conservative minority government supported by the DUP? \u00a0While climate change scepticism is not official party \u201cpolicy\u201d, the DUP has previously appointed a denier as environment minister in Northern Ireland. The Campaign against Climate Change \u00a0has spoken out against the Conservative government’s backtracking on important climate change policies in the past two years. If the plan is to carry on with more of the same, however, they will find it difficult.<\/p>\n
They will face ever stronger community resistance to fracking, legal challenges against dangerous schemes such as Heathrow expansion, and opposition from all those determined to take action to put the planet and the people who live on it, before profit. Join us.<\/p>\n
The future of the country is thrown open to new possibilities. Young people turned out to vote in record numbers. Now politicians need to respond to those who have the biggest stake in securing a secure future on a liveable planet. We don’t know how national politics will play out in the coming days and … Continue reading After the election – what now for climate action?<\/span>