Campaigners seize on Boris Johnson’s opening day coal comments at COP26
‘A new coal mine in Cumbria would result in approximately an additional 9 million tonnes of carbon emissions being released every year to 2049 and so is unacceptable’.
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Boris Johnson’s climate finance announcement “nowhere near enough”
“Raiding the existing aid budget and cutting off other vital lines of support for the global south is not good enough.”
Who exactly are Net Zero Watch and why should we be worried about climate science deniers’ rebrand
As the COP26 summit kicks off, members of a new group, called Net Zero Watch (NZW), have been featuring on GB News and TalkRadio, decrying what they say is ‘climate hysteria’.
COP26: Alok Sharma slammed for hypocritical stance on Cambo oilfield as summit kicks off
“Alok Sharma unable to defend the indefensible – he was doing well on #Marr until he had to answer why his Government is going ahead with a new oil field at Cambo. First rule of diplomacy is to #WalkYourTalk – shamefully the UK isn’t.”
EXCLUSIVE: Twice as many people oppose online anonymity than support it, poll reveals
“Too often we see people hide behind online anonymity, and it certainly emboldens them to be more and more abusive.”
Petition demanding Boris Johnson tackle food waste at COP26 reaches over 16,000 signatures
Globally, 17% of all food is wasted, creating an estimated 8 to 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Protestors target fossil fuel financiers on eve of Cop26 summit
Pressure is building on financial groups backing fossil fuel extraction schemes in the final run-up to the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Tory minister mocked after saying he’s ‘quite happy’ about Brexit even though economic impact will be twice as bad as pandemic
“George Eustice describes himself as being “quite happy” about Brexit being twice as bad for the U.K. economy as the pandemic. What a time to be alive.”
Prof Prem Sikka: The Chancellor’s budget is a continuation of the government’s class wars
‘At a time of fragile economic recovery the government is squeezing household budgets, workers and pensioners. There is no sign of levelling-up.’
Why Rishi Sunak’s budget failed on climate change
Faced with a choice of setting out an ambitiously green budget, on the eve of a global climate summit that the government will be hosting, Rishi Sunak opted for business as usual.