
26 Hastings’ election candidates sign Climate Pledge
Twenty six candidates for the 5 May local elections in Hastings & St Leonards have signed a pledge backing accelerated climate action, including divesting the East Sussex Pension Fund from fossil fuels. As of 10am on Monday 25 April, 26 candidates from Hastings & St Leonards had signed the ‘ABCD Climate Action Pledge’ created by the South East Climate Alliance (SECA): all of the Green candidates (16), seven Labour candidates, 2 Liberal Democrats and 1 Conservative [1]. Divest East Sussex reports.