Climate Party

The Climate Party is a minor green conservative political party in the United Kingdom. It has been compared to the teal independent movement in Australia.

The party was founded in 2022 by Ed Gemmell, a councillor for Hazlemere in Buckinghamshire. Gemmell describes the party as a "business-friendly and climate-serious alternative" to the Conservative Party.

The party stood thirteen candidates in the 2024 general election, targeting Conservative-held marginal seats and MPs who 'obstruct climate action'.

Ideology
The party's core focus is on tackling climate change and decarbonising the economy by 2030. It describes itself as "100% focused on climate change". Its policy proposals include abolishing all fossil fuel subsidies, implementing "polluter-pays policies" and investing in green technology. It aims to lead the UK to economic revival and increased prosperity through a commitment to net zero by 2030, while restoring nature and decreasing pollution.

Electoral history
The Climate Party contested the July 2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Selby and Ainsty by-elections, with Gemmell running in Uxbridge and Luke Wellock in Selby. Both candidates lost their deposits.

The Climate Party fielded thirteen candidates in 2024 general election, with leader Ed Gemmell standing in Wycombe. All Climate Party candidates lost their deposits, with only Gemmell reaching one percent of the vote.