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Windfall tax consultation has been launched by the UK government on plans to replace the profits of energy companies from the North Sea when the windfall tax comes to an end in 2030. The windfall tax, first proposed by Labour in 2022 and implemented by the Conservative government to help tackle the cost of living …
Barry White The UK is not ready for the unavoidable impacts of global warming, the government’s advisers on climate change say in a new report https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WEB-Progress-in-adapting-to-climate-change-2023-Report-to-Parliament.pdf . The Committee on … Continue reading “Government shows lack of urgency on climate crisis”
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Today’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that time is running out on the climate crisis as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage that only swift and drastic action can avert. It represents a final warning on the climate crisis. The IPCC found more than …