Will COP27 finally be able to secure climate justice?
‘With leaders mingling with the oil industry that have directly caused the climate crisis, civil society groups are concerned about a lack of meaningful action from COP27. ‘
‘With leaders mingling with the oil industry that have directly caused the climate crisis, civil society groups are concerned about a lack of meaningful action from COP27. ‘
The law requires the government to produce detailed climate policies showing how the UK’s carbon budgets will be met.
‘Scientists believe the world is increasingly likely to experience global warming of 1.5C within the next five years because of record greenhouse gas levels’.
‘The government has produced an energy strategy which has ignored the overwhelming evidence detailing the harm caused by extractive industries’.
‘If we want to limit global temperature increases to 1.5C, we need to keep fossil fuels in the ground. This means our power will come mainly from renewables’
“Proper ventilation “can reduce airborne risks by up to 70% compared to poor ventilation”.
503 people with links to fossil fuel interests had been accredited for the climate summit.
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.
‘As long as we have a Government dominated by vested interests, the UK will make no progress on climate action.’
‘Labour and other opposition parties should call out Government hypocrisy and double standards but should be wary of making it a partisan issue.’