Thread by @NatalieHanman

On the @guardian environment desk, we've tried to get the climate and nature crisis into the UK election debate - to help our audience understand that they are voting for the future, and to hold politicians to account. Here are some key pieces:

1) We analyse 14 years of Conservative environment policy: "This record of failure stretches back further than the current prime minister, or even the current parliament" theguardian.com/politics/artic…

2) In a journey along the river Thames, we explore how Tory neglect – from privatisation to deregulation – flooded Britain’s rivers with sewage theguardian.com/politics/ng-in…

3) And ask whether Labour's plans are ambitious enough to clean up England's dangerously dirty water? theguardian.com/environment/ar…

4) We interrogate whether GB Energy can future-proof the UK’s power generation sector, and help those stuck in fuel poverty theguardian.com/politics/artic…
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5) We profile activist group Green New Deal Rising who is endorsing a cross-party slate of candidates it hopes will push progressive action on the environment - and warning of a bad deal for young people under Labour theguardian.com/environment/ar…

6) We look at North Sea oil and the fight for a just transition - can unions and climate groups pressure politicians to properly fund a plan for communities that rely on a dwindling industry? theguardian.com/environment/ar…

7) We interview @CarolineLucas, eloquent as ever, who says Labour, if elected, must combine tackling the climate crisis with pursuing social justice to show that achieving net zero will not be done “on the backs of the poor” theguardian.com/politics/artic…

8) We visit North Cornwall, where farming is key but many people are struggling to put food on the table, and crying out for politics to engage with a system in crisis theguardian.com/politics/artic…

9) And we go to the new seat of Waveney Valley, where extreme weather is hitting farmers and the river is polluted - and meet voters deciding between voting for the Greens or Reform theguardian.com/politics/artic…

10) We shine a spotlight on the wealthy climate sceptics funding right-wing politics, fact-check Reform's claims on the climate crisis and examine the truth about the costs of net-zero theguardian.com/politics/artic…
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11) Finally, we hear why 400 scientists signed a letter to party leaders, urging them to honour the UK’s international obligation to address the primary causes of the crisis – the burning of gas, oil, coal and vegetation theguardian.com/politics/artic…