Action on climate emergency
Rosebank approved whilst clean energy offers hope. That’s what we are now seeing as the driving down of greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s energy sector to net zero continues. Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C remains possible due to the record growth of key clean energy technologies, though momentum needs to increase rapidly in …
Boiler greenwashing alert – Open Democracy an independent UK media platform and news website reports that a leading gas boiler manufacturer has been accused of misleading consumers by inventing a meaningless new term to suggest its new appliances will help tackle climate change. This coincides with prime minister Sunak announcing his U-turn on key green …
One casualty from the government’s watering down of net zero measures (apart from the climate itself) was revealed just hours after the retreat when the BBC revealed that the taskforce to speed up home insulation and boiler upgrades had been disbanded. The group – which included the chair of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John …
North Yorkshire Climate Coalition, of which ACE is a member, writes today… On Wednesday, the Prime Minister announced a series of net zero policy announcements that he claimed were all about easing the financial burden of the transition to a low-carbon economy for ordinary working people. There is certainly a discussion to be had about …
Following Rishi Sunak’s retreat on the government’s net zero policies this week, we wrote to our local MP, Julian Smith. See below, followed by Mr Smith’s reply. To Mr Smith We ask you to press the Prime Minister to reconsider his new net zero policies announced on Wednesday 20th September. We also note your uncritical …
Participate in Settle’s Home Grown Energy Business by taking local action in the same week Rishi Sunak has rowed back on the UK government’s net zero policies. Action on Climate Emergency (ACE) Settle and Area has announced their own response to the energy transition. At Settle Methodist Church’s “Let’s Talk Local” event held on 17th …
News is breaking that in a major policy shift prime minister Rishi Sunak is considering diluting some of the government’s key green commitments. Sources suggest that it could include delaying a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and phasing out gas boilers. The BBC reports (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66857551) that the prime minister is …
Settle fair trade community. Thanks to the hard work of ACE’s food group, to all the businesses that sell fair trade goods locally and others including the support of Settle Primary School, Settle Town Council, Settle Churches and Liz Roodhouse, from Skipton Fairtrade, Settle has now become accredited as a fair trade community. To celebrate …
Relaxing environment rules criticised as news announced at the end of August suggests that the government intends to relax environment rules that force housebuilders to mitigate the impact new developments have on river health have been criticised by Greenpeace. Commenting Doug Parr, their policy director said: “Who would look at our sickly, sewage-infested rivers and conclude …
Barry White Fossil-fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion ($7000000000000) last year asgovernments supported consumers and businesses during the global spike in energy pricescaused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the economic recovery from the pandemicaccording to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This represents a massive $13m or £10.3m a minute …