Tory MPs use energy price hikes to argue for more drilling of oil and gas from North Sea
In a letter to the Telegraph, the MPs ‘appeal for a new approach to energy security’,
Climate Change
10 of the most prominent protest campaigns that defined 2021
It has been a year of major protests and unrest, illustrative of the staying power of many movements and the increasing grievances about those in power.
Molly Scott Cato: If we are to tackle the climate emergency then we need to fix our broken electoral system
‘Action on climate change is urgent and needs to be radical. Our 18th-century policy system is failing to respond.’
Wera Hobhouse MP: One year on from the Government’s Ten Point Plan – how are they doing on electric vehicles?
‘We need an emergency 10-year programme to upgrade insulation in every home and to ensure new homes are built to zero-carbon standards’
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, December 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
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A roundup of progressive news
How Tower Hamlets intends to reach its net zero target
‘We are on track to deliver 50 ‘School Streets’ which close roads outside schools during pick up and drop off times in order to improve air quality and promote active travel.’
Fossil Fuel industry has largest delegation at COP26 summit
503 people with links to fossil fuel interests had been accredited for the climate summit.
Mike Buckley: COP26 will be written off as a failure by some but that is too simplistic an assessment
‘The world cannot let up on tackling the climate challenge, and that COP26 has enabled progress in significant areas.’
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters think Boris Johnson has not done enough on climate change at COP26, poll finds
52% of voters think the prime minister has not done enough to tackle climate change at COP26, compared to 27% who think he has done enough.