On 20 June, six select committees of the House of Commons announced plans to hold a Citizens’ Assembly on combatting climate change and achieving the pathway to net zero carbon emissions. The committees are: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Environmental … Continue reading →
Photograph by Vanessa Berberian of participants in the Camden Citizens Assembly The Guardian reported that Britain’s first climate “citizens assembly” opened its final session on 20 July at which more than 50 Londoners will decide on carbon-cutting measures they want … Continue reading →
The central premise of the Climate Change Act is that the Government of the day holds the responsibility to act to protect future generations. This principle is at risk if the priority given to climate policy is not substantially increased … Continue reading →
The edie definition of the Clean Growth Strategy is The UK Government’s strategy, unveiled in October 2017, sets out proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy through the 2020s. It explains how the whole country can benefit from … Continue reading →
The Committee on Climate Change‘s Report to Parliament “Progress in preparing for climate change” published in July 2019 says that The Clean Growth Strategy, the UK’s plan for emissions reduction, provides a solid foundation for the action needed to meet … Continue reading →
The UN Youth and Civil Society Pledge is one of the planned outcomes of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to be held in New York on 23 September 2019. UN member states, regions and cities would pledge to consult … Continue reading →
On 9 July Coventry-based E.ON UK plc announced that all domestic customers, numbering more than 3.3 million, will receive 100% renewable electricity at no extra cost. E.ON is one of the UK’s largest renewable energy generators. It plans to draw … Continue reading →
Article by Barbara Golding, Ecologist, Warwickshire County Council, Ecological Services Retaining and enhancing biodiversity in the natural environment has long been an issue partly because biodiversity has not had an economic value attached to it, so unlike products and services … Continue reading →
The National Lottery Community Fund has today [17 July] launched a new £100 million Climate Action Fund that will enable people and communities to take the lead in tackling the climate emergency. The new fund, from the largest funder of … Continue reading →
The Non-household Municipal Waste Business Grant scheme is part of the £18 million Resource Action Fund, which has been established by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to support resource efficiency projects, with the goal of diverting, reducing and … Continue reading →