Category: Climate Change

NHS Ditches One of the UK’s Last Coal Boilers

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

While the UK has been transitioning to renewable energy and phasing coal out of our power system, a few NHS buildings remain powered…

Feb08

Government Faces Backlash Over Cumbria Coal Mine Approval

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

Environmental groups, climate scientists and opposition parties have sharply criticised the government’s approval of a new coal mine in Cumbria, saying it undermines…

Dec10

Climate Emergency Could Melt Away Snowy UK Winters

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

Global heating could eliminate snowy winters in Southern England within 20 years, new bracing projections from the Met Office reveal.

Dec08

UK Targets Cutting Emissions by 68% by 2030

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

The Prime Minister has raised the UK’s decarbonisation target for 2030, committing the country to slashing greenhouse gas emissions faster than any other…

Jun04

Net Zero Transition Could Create £90 Billion in Annual Benefits

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

Pursuing net-zero could lift the UK out of the coronavirus crisis and economic slump and boost our economic and public health to protect…

Apr23

Transport Emissions to Fall by 28 Million Tonnes Due to Lockdown

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

Greenhouse gas emissions from the UK’s transport sector will plummet this year, as lockdown measures keep 97% of the population home.

Feb07

Beast from the East Spiked in the UK’s Emissions in 2018

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

The harsh weather that sent the mercury plunging and snowed Brits into their homes two years ago increased our contribution to global warming,…

Jan06

More Than Half of Britons Have Been Climate Shamed

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change Environment

Snide comments under Instagram snaps of jet set holidays. Sly remarks about your carnivorous diet. Raised eyebrows when your meal’s packaging doesn’t end…