Whether it is sewage pollution or carbon emissions the next government will play a crucial role in shaping the country’s environmental direction.
Not that you’d know it as so far there’s been little talk of climate change, according to some voters, while species decline is another pressing issue.
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust has also been clear on what it wants the next government to do in the north west of England - to take environmental issues “seriously”.
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Whether it is sewage pollution or carbon emissions the next government will play a crucial role in shaping the country’s environmental direction.
Your Voice, Your Vote invites you to tell the BBC what you want us to focus on and explore during the general election campaign.Jess, 29, from Manchester, said: "We are not doing enough as a country to combat climate change and without drastic action it will be too late.
Philip Gwynn, a volunteer at the trust, said environment policies are as important as other issues and “will be my main focus when I go to vote”.
Extreme weather means the region’s moors are vulnerable to fires - with the habitat at Winter Hill near Bolton still recovering from a major blaze in 2018 - and North West farmers have lost crops, due to both drought and heavy rain.The Conservatives and Labour said they were committed to achieving net zero by 2050 while the Liberal Democrats pledge to do it by 2045 and the Green Party by 2040.
"We campaign specifically on ending sewage pollution in our rivers, lakes and seas and whilst this was a theme that came up very much at the beginning when the election was launched, we haven’t heard anything about it.
Liz Godfrey, from the group, said she would like the incoming government to start “not only to recognise the gravity of the situation we’ve got here, but to really put in some ambitious policies to help reduce air pollution”.
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