Action on Climate Emergency (ACE)
SETTLE AND AREA
Barry White
An interesting story was recently revealed by openDemocracy, the Online independent international media platform about The Council for Sustainable Business and body which advises the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on how businesses can help achieve the aims of the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan.
Continue reading “Environmental advice – are ministers talking to the wrong people?”
Following our coverage of the announcement that North Yorkshire County Council was launching a public consultation on their draft Climate Change Strategy on 13 February, see: http://acesettleandarea.org/public-consultation-on-climate-change-strategy-to-be-launched-next-month/ the following announcement appeared on the Council’s web site see: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/north-yorkshire-council-climate-change-strategy-2023-2030. ACE will be responding to the consultation which closes on 7 April.
Continue reading “North Yorkshire CC launches climate consultation”
Barry White
Chris Smyth, Whitehall Editor and Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor writing in The Times on 13 February reported that: ‘Water companies are set to avoid big fines for spilling sewage into rivers and seas as ministers fear the multimillion pound penalties could backfire. Thérèse Coffey, the environment secretary, is understood to believe fines of up to £250 million for polluters are “disproportionate” and is backing away from the plans https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/clean-it-up-campaign-water-firms-could-escape-higher-fines-for-pollution-as-ministers-row-back-on-tougher-penalties-8bgrr652n.
Continue reading “Will water firms escape higher fines for pollution?”
Alex Lee
Climate Campaigner Friends of the Earth Scotland
Did you know that almost all the manufactured Hydrogen in the world is produced from fossil fuels? Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoI Scotland) has seen that how oil and gas companies are the biggest lobbyists pushing the Scottish Government to adopt hydrogen as a way to tackle climate change.
Continue reading “Hydrogen – a view from Scotland”
