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The ElephantA resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
Environmental Audit Committee letter to Rishi Sunak
2023-09-30 (or before) in UK Parliament CommitteesTagged under: Rishi Sunak | UK Politics
UK plans to adapt to climate crisis ‘fall far short’ of what is required
2024-03-13 in The GuardianGovernment has no credible plan for effects of extreme weather, says Committee on Climate Change
Tagged under: UK | UK Politics | Climate Change Adaption | Committee on Climate Change UK
New gas power plants needed to bolster energy supply, PM says
2024-03-12 in The BBCCritics say a commitment to build new, gas-fired power stations would threaten climate pledges.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK | UK Politics
Edges of protest
2024-03-12 in The EcologistShould climate protesters picket an MP at home?
Tagged under: UK Politics | Activism
UK Climate Policy and Data Graphics
2024-03-12 (or before) in Zero Hour - Join the campaign for the Climate & Ecology BillClimate & Ecology Bill is a plan to tackle the climate & nature crisis
Tagged under: Climate Change Adaption | Climate Change Mitigation | Climate Data | UK Politics
Climate chiefs admitted net zero plan based on insufficient data, lea…
2024-03-11 (or before) in Archive.is - web archiveTagged under: Net Zero | UK Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
We must end the Net Zero delusion before it’s too late
2024-03-11 (or before) in The TelegraphEnough of the pretence. The current path threatens our economy, society and democracy, and we urgently need a change of direction
Tagged under: UK Politics | Net Zero | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation
Climate chief told staff to 'kill' negative net zero story with 'tech…
2024-03-11 (or before) in Archive Today - web archiveTagged under: UK Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate chief told staff to ‘kill’ negative net zero story
2024-03-11 (or before) in The TelegraphChris Stark accused of obfuscation after being asked for clarity over claims of a mistake made by the Climate Change Committee
Tagged under: UK Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Rishi Sunak’s report finds low-traffic neighbourhoods work and are popular
2024-03-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures
Tagged under: Transport | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak
Government confirms £1bn budget for clean power auction, but fears grow over offshore wind target
2024-03-06 in Business GreenExperts warn next auction round likely to leave the UK badly off track to meet its target of 50GW of new offshore wind capacity by 2030
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Energy | UK Politics | Wind Power
'A damning indictment': Lord Deben intervenes in High Court legal challenge against government climate plans
2024-02-21 in Business GreenConservative peer and former chair of the Climate Change Committee submits witness statement in support of legal action accusing government of breaching Climate Change Act
Tagged under: Litigation | UK Politics | Net Zero
Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers
2024-01-07 in The GuardianClimate Change Committee tells chancellor issuing new oil and gas licenses is ‘inconsistent’ with government’s temperature goals
Tagged under: Legislation | UK Politics | UK | Oil Industry | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
Labour accuses Sunak of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over flood warnings
2024-01-05 in The Guardian‘Significant’ impact of surface water and river flooding continues across England, as showers forecast for Friday
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | UK Politics | UK | Flooding | Rivers
UK government is not prepared for climate disasters, says spending watchdog
2023-12-06 in The GuardianCabinet Office does not have strategy to ensure resilience to extreme weather, says National Audit Office
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change Adaption | UK Politics
'We need to get on with it': Government urged to boost UK infrastructure investment to deliver net zero
2023-10-18 in Business GreenNational Infrastructure Commission warns annual public and private infrastructure investment needs to rise by tens of billions of pounds to deliver on net zero and levelling up ambitions, saving households thousands of pounds a year in the process
Tagged under: UK Politics | Net Zero | Electricity Grid
UK climate leadership left in tatters by Prime Minister’s speech - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-10-16 (or before) in London School of EconomicsBob Ward reviews key elements of Rishi Sunak’s 20th September net zero speech and the implications of the announced policy changes.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Rishi Sunak | UK Politics
Tory MPs Tout Carbon Capture at Chevron-Sponsored Event
2023-10-04 by in DeSmogMANCHESTER – Conservative MPs gave resounding backing to the fossil fuel industry this week at a conference event paid for by U.S. oil giant Chevron. The panel “Can fossil fuel companies play a role in the energy transition?” was hosted on Tuesday in Manchester by Conservative think tank Bright Blue and Chevron. Chevron is headquartered […]
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage | UK Politics | Chevron
Environmental Audit Committee letter to Rishi Sunak
2023-09-30 (or before) in UK Parliament CommitteesTagged under: Rishi Sunak | UK Politics
WE DONT NEED NUCLEAR, WE NEED RENEWABLES, INVESTMENT AND CONSISTENCY FROM GOVERNMENT
2023-03-30 (or before) in Tom Burke - EnvironmentalistTagged under: UK Politics | Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power
Climate emergency declarations in 2,047 jurisdictions and local governments cover 1 billion citizens - Climate Emergency Declaration
2021-12-04 in Climate Emergency Declaration - Call to declare a climate emergency2,047 jurisdictions in 37 countries have declared a climate emergency. Populations covered by jurisdictions that have declared a climate emergency amount to over 1 billion citizens. Over 61 million of these live in the United Kingdom. In Britain around 93 per cent of the population lives in areas where the local authorities – over 525 Read more about Climate emergency declarations in 2,047 jurisdictions and local governments cover 1 billion citizens[…]
Tagged under: UK Politics | Climate Emergency Declarations
The stark truth about UK government climate action: there is no one in charge
2020-03-12 (or before) by in The ConversationThe Committee on Climate Change criticises slow progress, but has little to say about how to reconfigure government to make climate action a priority.
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK | UK Politics | UK | Climate Change
The class war election - Election Analysis
2020-01-07 (or before) in UK Election Analysis 2019 - Election Analysis from CPMR at BUProf Des Freedman Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Goldsmiths University of London. Email: D.Freedman@gold.ac.uk Twitter: @lazebnic Class war dominated this election. Of course, psephologists, academics, columnists, voters and non-voters will point to multiple reasons to explain the overwhelming Conservative majority: Brexit fatigue, Corbyn’s leadership, a bloated Labour manifesto, cultural realignment and media bias. […]
Tagged under: UK Politics
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