Climate campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of being “inept” and “short-termist” after they scrapped Scotland’s target to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030. Màiri…
View More ‘Reprehensible retreat’: fury as Scottish ministers scrap carbon emissions pledgeTag: Green politics
Failure 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 reportNo big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal
None of the big oil and gas producers surrounding the North Sea plan to stop drilling soon enough to meet the 1.5C (2.7F) global heating…
View More No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goalLabour says it would aim for zero-waste economy by 2050
A Labour government would aim for a zero-waste economy by 2050, the shadow environment secretary has said. Steve Reed said the measure would save billions…
View More Labour says it would aim for zero-waste economy by 2050Budget fell far short on UK green investment, experts say
Opportunities to revive the UK’s flagging economy by boosting green industry were missed in one of the least green budgets of recent years, experts have…
View More Budget fell far short on UK green investment, experts sayNo 10 berates Chris Packham for ‘irresponsible’ Just Stop Oil comments
Downing Street has accused the BBC presenter Chris Packham of being “irresponsible” after he said Just Stop Oil had a right to protest outside the…
View More No 10 berates Chris Packham for ‘irresponsible’ Just Stop Oil commentsGovernment documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine
Previously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government’s case for a new coalmine in Cumbria. When Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary,…
View More Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmineLabour cuts £28bn green investment pledge by half
Labour has cut its green investment plans by half, ending weeks of speculation and confirming the biggest and most controversial U-turn of Keir Starmer’s leadership.…
View More Labour cuts £28bn green investment pledge by halfStarmer to announce scaling back of £28bn green investment plan
Keir Starmer will announce on Thursday that he is scaling back Labour’s £28bn green investment programme, in his biggest policy U-turn since becoming party leader.…
View More Starmer to announce scaling back of £28bn green investment planEU Greens pick veteran MEPs to lead election campaign
The European Green party has picked Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout as lead candidates to front its campaign ahead of elections in June that polls…
View More EU Greens pick veteran MEPs to lead election campaign