Action on climate emergency
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 …
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 …
A personal comment piece from Barry White In the run up to the Conservative party conference in Manchester this week, we have been bombarded with a series of policies aimed at diverting attention away from the government’s failed economic policies and the cost of living crisis by offering a number of contentious measures which they …
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 …
Three of Britain’s biggest conservation charities with a total membership of 8.5 million are joining forces to try to halt the destruction of UK nature. The National Trust, WWF and RSPB are coming together voice to call on everyone to act now to protect the natural world. “We’ve come together because whilst we have spectacular …
Sarah Wiltshire Our energy group has been preparing for the setting up of a local energy club over the last 12 months. Following a three-stage consultation involving the public and … Continue reading “Settle area prepares for local energy club”
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Dr. Suzy Nelson, University of Westminster. To meet the UK Government’s targets to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from our homes and to address the cost of living crisis … Continue reading “Planning system changes needed to promote home energy efficiency”
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