Ed Davey

Study: 1,200 Olympic swimming pools of water lost each day due to 'crumbling infrastructure'

Policy

Study: 1,200 Olympic swimming pools of water lost each day due to 'crumbling infrastructure'

Three billion litres of water are wasted every day through leaky pipes, costing customers almost £400m a year, according to a new Lib Dem-backed analysis

clock 14 April 2025 • 5 min read
Zero emission bus sales rise by almost 50 per cent in three months

Transport

Zero emission bus sales rise by almost 50 per cent in three months

New SMMT data confirms demand for zero emission buses is booming

clock 15 November 2024 • 4 min read
'Tough new regulator': Lib Dems unveil plans to replace Ofwat with new 'Clean Water Authority'

Policy

'Tough new regulator': Lib Dems unveil plans to replace Ofwat with new 'Clean Water Authority'

Lib Dems provide more details on manifesto pledge to tackle sewage crisis and reform water industry by axing Ofwat in favour of new 'Clean Water Authority'

clock 12 June 2024 • 5 min read
Lib Dem Manifesto at a glance: Party promises to 'double nature', end sewage crisis, and pull forward net zero goal

Policy

Lib Dem Manifesto at a glance: Party promises to 'double nature', end sewage crisis, and pull forward net zero goal

Liberal Democrats set out raft of green pledges in policy package headlined by £9bn plan to revive NHS and social care

clock 10 June 2024 • 8 min read
Lib Dem manifesto promises 'bold, urgent action' to reach net zero by 2045

Politics

Lib Dem manifesto promises 'bold, urgent action' to reach net zero by 2045

Party accuses Conservatives of failing to tackle climate crisis, as it promises sweeping reforms to accelerate decarbonisation, deliver warmer homes, and end sewage pollution

clock 10 June 2024 • 6 min read
Lib Dems pledge to create at least three new National Parks

Politics

Lib Dems pledge to create at least three new National Parks

Lib Dem manifesto to include plans for additional £50m of funding to help create new wave of National Parks

clock 07 June 2024 • 2 min read

Policy

Sir Ed Davey confirmed as Lib Dem leader

Former Energy and Climate Change Secretary secures victory in Liberal Democrat leadership election, as he promises to continue to prioritise climate action

clock 27 August 2020 • 2 min read

Politics

The green winners and losers of the 2019 General Election

Who's in and who's out following the historic Conservative victory

clock 13 December 2019 • 4 min read

Solar

Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens go head to head with fresh wave of 'climate emergency' pledges

Labour announces major solar roll out plan for libraries and communities, as Lib Dems pledge £100bn to tackling 'climate emergency' and Greens propose Universal Basic Income

clock 15 November 2019 • 6 min read

Policy

Lib Dem leadership candidates back mandatory climate-related risks disclosure

Ed Davey calls for the disclosure of climate-related risks to be made mandatory, to help investors assess companies' preparedness for the low-carbon transition

clock 12 June 2019 • 2 min read