Action on climate emergency
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, as COP28 opens, a timely report by The Guardian, Oxfam, and the Stockholm Environment Institute reveals that the richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate …
Chris Packham’s legal challenge over climate retreats is the latest action against the UK government. The broadcaster and environmental campaigner has filed a High Court challenge against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to weaken key climate policies. Packham has applied for a judicial review of the government’s decision to ditch the timetable for phasing out …
Ahead of COP28 the UEA’s hypocritical and cynical behaviour has been exposed in leaked documents obtained by the BBC. The papers revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned. The briefing …
Barry White From global to local: making a difference to tackle climate change and raising raising awareness, is key in campaigning on the climate emergency. David Howlett (pictured)who lives in Malham and works for the UN Climate Change High Level Champions, explained tothe 11 November Green Café meeting in Settle held by ACE (Action on ClimateEmergency) the …
Freya, Friends of the Earth Scotland Stopping Rosebank – the campaign continues. In September the UK Government approved the Rosebank oil field. But the fight doesn’t end here. As we reported at this web site on 17 October, a petition was launched for stopping Rosebank. Friends of the Earth Scotland believe that by giving Rosebank the …
Pensions fuelling climate risks as £16 billion of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is invested in the fossil fuelindustry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends of the Earth. Despite warnings that investors should not fund new oil and gas projects, local authorities including North Yorkshire Council are still funding fossil fuel expansion, …
Barry White – a personal comment piece Just where are we on Labour’s commitments to create a new green deal to make Britain aclean energy superpower? Writing in The Observer on 25 June Andrew Rawnsley its ChiefPolitical Commentator commented: “….Talking is a whole lot easier than doing. When thecrunch comes, when a Labour cabinet faces the horribly …
Four years after councils started declaring climate emergencies, Climate Emergency UKhas found that the majority of UK councils are underperforming in their journey towards netzero. As the first organisation to assess all UK councils on their progress, ClimateEmergency UK found that only 41 councils in the UK scored 50% or more for their climateaction, the …
A petition to Stop Rosebank oil field has been launched by Change.org and sponsored by Stop Rosebank, calling on Equinor and its owner the Norwegian Government to stop Rosebank and all new oil and gas fields, following the UK government’s approval in September for the project. The oil giant Equinor, which is majority-owned by the …
Barry White Climate activists to take government to court over net zero retreats as campaign groups have confirmed they are mounting further legal action in the High Court next February against the government, following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement last month that he is watering down key climate policies. The groups, Client Earth, Friends of …