by Anne MacLennan
Politicians should be particularly interested in our views over the next few weeks. VoteClimate has analysed MPs’ parliamentary votes on climate-relevant issues since 2010, to inform UK voters. This helps in choosing candidates and parties who are more likely to act boldly on the climate or to question and encourage candidates with a poor climate record to up their game.
VoteClimate devised a rating system based on votes for and against climate action with scores from +100% to – 100% or ‘very good’ to ‘anti’ for climate action. On this basis, very good was mainly Lib Dems and Labour, SNP tended to be good or medium, and ALL elected conservatives were rated as having a negative impact on the climate. Our (outgoing) MP, Ian Blackford was ‘good’ at +63%, but sad to note were Alok Sharma (COP26) at -73% and Therese Coffey (ex-Environment Minister) at -83%. A large number of Conservatives even managed -100%.