Green Hero - Julia Ewart
Jules Ewart is the newly elected Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Suffolk Coastal and a long-time Green Hero. She is also a dedicated member of our very own GLD Exec Team.
“Environmental LibDems like me have net zero on our sights – more than can be said for the current Conservative government!”
Elected to the East Suffolk District Council in May 2023 (winning 111% more votes than the Tory candidate!) she is a local champion, however, she is no stranger to fighting for justice, nationally and globally; having attended COP26 to push for international justice in 2021 and now hoping to win the votes to fight in parliament for our country alongside her Liberal Democrat peers.
Julia Ewart is a valued member of the Green Liberal Democrat Exec and currently holds a joint role as Vice Chair of Communications.
Pushing environmentalism and the climate crisis to the forefront of the agenda is a top priority for Julia. She recognises the essential requirement for grass-roots action for a just transition and crucial change whilst also putting pressure on the international community for vital collaboration.
Picture Right: Cllr Julia Ewart with Cllr Pippa Heylings and Chair of GLD Cllr Keith Melton
She lists some of her top environmental priorities as being:
- A halt to outrageous sewage dumping in public waterways and oceans, particularly as a coastal candidate.
- Julia will advocate for renewable power as the key to improving the UK’s energy security and reaching net-zero targets – such as the Liberal Democrat target of 90% renewable power for the UK by 2030, and overall, zero carbon emissions by 2045. Renewable power programmes must be rolled out swiftly, efficiently and sustainably.
- Advocate for legislation that promotes the integration of solar and renewable energy systems in all properties, ensuring that new constructions are designed with future-proofing measures from the outset.
Promoting an increase in clean energy and ensuring new developments are ‘future-proofed’ by insulation and renewable energy sources will help to reduce the cost of heating our homes.
Taking authorities to task over the environmental implications and community impact of the national energy infrastructure decisions being made in Suffolk Coastal.
She ran for the same parliamentary seat in the 2019 General Election, coming third to Terese Coffey, who won the seat, and Labour. Despite not winning the seat, Julia managed to double the Liberal Democrat vote from the last election, which is a fantastic achievement. Once again she is determined to beat them both.