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Britain Climate Change Energy Fossil Fuels Geographical Just Transition

Flagship green energy project to be delayed by at least three years in blow to net-zero strategy

From iNews There could be a potential shortfall of four megatonnes of captured carbon a year, seriously denting the Government’s…

Carbon pricing Climate Change Energy Fossil Fuels Geographical Scotland

Rishi Sunak came to Scotland offering more North Sea drilling and carbon capture. We reject both

From The Guardian The PM clearly hasn’t grasped the opposition to his climate denial or the extent to which big…

Climate Change Europe Fossil Fuels Geographical Imperialism

Ukraine: war makes just energy transition more urgent

From People and Nature By Simon Pirani Even in the midst of war, there is a struggle for Ukraine’s energy…

Biodiversity Britain Farming Geographical Pollution Sustainability

Government rejected calls from its own experts to protect key nature sites

From Open Democracy Tory lack of seriousness on environmental issues is across the board. Natural England’s key recommendation for…

Britain Climate Change Geographical Pollution Sustainability Waste

Privatisation and climate change mean sewage in rivers and seas

Terry Conway writes for International Viewpoint The state of the water industry has been a matter of increasing concern in…

Britain Climate Change Geographical

Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory

From the BBC By Georgina Rannard, Erwan Rivault, Jana Tauschinski BBC climate reporter & data team A series of climate…

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As the planet burns – and the Tories are trounced in by-elections – Keir Starmer dumps his eco-pledges

From Ecosocialist Discussion The closer Starmer gets number 10, the more concessions he makes to the Tories. Yet, if the…

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Learning the (right) lessons from Uxbridge

This piece is from Labour Hub. JULY 21, 2023 Learning (the right) lessons from Uxbridge By Michael Calderbank There’s no…

Britain Fossil Fuels Geographical Labour Party Local government Pollution Transport

What Uxbridge does (and doesn’t) tell us about ULEZ and Labour’s strategy

From Open Democracy “Just as there is a block of anti-ULEZ people capable of being mobilised by the Tories, there…

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New report reveals the transformational impact of the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone so far

This report came out in February but it seems relevant to revisit it now in the light of the Uxbridge…