Rejected petition Use the Green New Deal to rebuild the economy after the COVID19 crisis/recession

Make the Green New Deal the model to rebuild the UK economy after this crisis.
Lead the world, ahead of COP26, & use this time to create a low-carbon economy that protects against future & larger crises caused by climate breakdown.
Create millions of jobs in green sectors that lead to a 2°C world.

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COVID19 demonstrates the fragility of society in times of crisis. Climate change, through food insecurity, water scarcity, climate refugees etc., will create similar but larger crises in the near future.

The previous economic system guaranteed an increase in global temperatures to well above 2°C. Scientists show +2°C is the last point of safety.

COVID-19 shows we can make huge economic & social changes in times of crisis, but the bigger, climate crisis is still ahead. We must change path now.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We understand that you want the Government to use the Green New Deal as the model to rebuild the UK economy after the current crisis, but you haven't stated what the Government would need to do to achieve this.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, in order to implement the Green New Deal.

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Alternatively, you may wish to sign one of these petitions calling for similar actions:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301709
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300178
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300000

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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