The UK government’s climate action plan is unlawful, the high court has ruled, as there is not enough evidence that there are sufficient policies in…
View More Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rulesTag: Environmental activism
Doctors condemn suspension of retired GP over UK climate protests
Doctors groups are calling for urgent consideration of the rules for medical professionals who take peaceful direct action on the climate crisis, which they say…
View More Doctors condemn suspension of retired GP over UK climate protests‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: Trudi Warner’s climate fight with the UK government
Two days before Trudi Warner faced court under threat of a contempt of court prosecution, she fell off her bike and ruptured the tendons in…
View More ‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: Trudi Warner’s climate fight with the UK governmentGreta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstration
Greta Thunberg was detained by police at a demonstration in The Hague, in the Netherlands. The climate activist was put in a bus by local…
View More Greta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstrationCourt ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
It took a matter of minutes in the court of appeal, where demonstrators were strangely absent, for the dial to shift once more on the…
View More Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats upClimate protesters in England and Wales lose criminal damage defence
One of the last defences for climate protesters who commit criminal damage has been in effect removed by the court of appeal. The court said…
View More Climate protesters in England and Wales lose criminal damage defenceUK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck off
Dr Sarah Benn has long been concerned about the climate crisis, diligently recycling until she was “blue in the face”. But the rise of the…
View More UK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck offFailure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report
The government’s failure to insulate the UK’s cold and leaky homes is costing thousands of lives a year, according to analysis. The report from Greenpeace…
View More Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says reportProtesters to hold mass trespass of Cirencester Park over charging plans
Hundreds of people are expected at a mass trespass of Cirencester Park in protest against the introduction of charges and electronic gates for pedestrians and…
View More Protesters to hold mass trespass of Cirencester Park over charging plansFrance’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaigners
France’s hunger for frogs’ legs is “destructive to nature” and endangering amphibians in Asia and south-east Europe, a group of scientists and vets have warned.…
View More France’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaigners