- New “ecocide” law will prosecute crime against natural
environment.
- Greens would work across the United Nations to recognise
ecocide as an international Crime Against Humanity
- Deputy leader : “Big companies cannot get
away with destroying the forests, rivers and oceans which all
of us depend on”
Green MPs will fight for a new criminal offence of Ecocide, the
Green Party’s Deputy Leader has announced today [Friday
22 November].
The new criminal offence would punish severe, widespread and
long-term environmental damage, and impose individual liability
on company directors.
This would include companies who are responsible for polluting
rivers and oceans, companies involved in large scale
deforestation of rainforests and polluting soils.
Additionally, the Greens would work across the United Nations to
recognise ecocide as an international Crime Against Humanity.
, Deputy Leader of the Green
Party, said:
“Big companies cannot get away with destroying the forests,
rivers and oceans which all of us depend on. These are crimes and
should be punished in law.
“Introducing a new law on ecocide will be a clear signal that we
are moving away from our old polluting ways and recognising that
we need to protect the environment for generations to come.
“Green MPs will fight for the law to treat large-scale
environmental damage with the seriousness it so clearly
deserves.”
