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Climate Change Committee: Reducing emissions 87% by 2040 would help ‘cut household costs by £1,400’.
This country ditched coal. Here’s what the world can learn from it.
wapo.st Analysis | This country ditched coal. Here’s what the world can learn from it.
It is one of the first countries, and the largest, to phase out coal by relying heavily on wind and solar.
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Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers
www.theguardian.com Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers
Climate Change Committee tells chancellor issuing new oil and gas licenses is ‘inconsistent’ with government’s temperature goals
Just Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march
www.theguardian.com Just Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march
Stephen Gingell, 57, thought to be first to receive prison sentence under new Public Order Act
Does the way we talk about the climate crisis numb people with fear, rather than energising them? | Phrases such as ‘green economy’ turn voters off, it seems
www.theguardian.com Does the way we talk about the climate crisis numb people with fear, rather than energising them? | Roger Harrabin
A Cop28 speaker says phrases such as ‘green economy’ turn voters off – and Labour has already reframed its language, says energy and environment analyst Roger Harrabin
Allowing Cumbria coalmine was ‘disaster’ for climate diplomacy, says Lord Turner
www.theguardian.com Allowing Cumbria coalmine was ‘disaster’ for climate diplomacy, says Lord Turner
Former chair of climate change committee says UK’s decision has encouraged other countries to keep exploiting fossil fuels
Top Tory Think Tank’s North Sea Oil and Gas ‘Vested Interests’
www.desmog.com Top Tory Think Tank’s North Sea Oil and Gas ‘Vested Interests’
The influential Conservative-linked Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has been pushing for further North Sea oil and gas drilling while several of its board members hold financial interests in the industry, a DeSmog investigation has found. The news follows the government’s approval of the major Roseb...
Public and Climate Scientist Survey
• All climate scientists surveyed and three-quarters (75%) of the public don’t believe governments are doing enough to tackle the climate crisis.
• Almost all (98%) of climate scientists surveyed support the ban on new oil and gas developments.
• Climate scientists surveyed are significantly more pessimistic about the next 20 years than the public, with nearly 88% expressing pessimism compared to 39% of the public.
• A staggering 92% of climate scientists surveyed and 71% of the public are worried about their children’s future on the planet.
• An overwhelming 82% of climate scientists surveyed feel their work is not adequately heard and acted upon.
• On an encouraging note, 92% of climate scientists surveyed and 61% of the public believe society possesses the knowledge and tools to address climate change effectively.
Charge us with contempt too, say 40 people, if climate activist prosecuted
www.theguardian.com Charge us with contempt too, say 40 people, if climate activist prosecuted
Fellow activists who have made similar protests to Trudi Warner’s challenge solicitor general as he decides whether to charge her
