NGOs call for exclusion of carbon offset credits from corporate climate goalswww.businessgreen.com Dozens of campaigning organisations have signed statement warning that carbon offsetting 'undermines' corporate climate targets
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Political parties slammed for 'deafening silence' on climate changeinews.co.uk CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith hits out at pollical parties for lack of policies addressing climate change and net-zero
Britain’s former ambassador to US backs Labour’s energy planwww.telegraph.co.uk Sir Kim Darroch says next government must build ‘shock-proof foundation for energy system’ and hits out at Tory net zero ‘culture war’
Nuclear more costly and could ‘sound the death knell’ for Australia’s decarbonisation efforts, report sayswww.theguardian.com Analysis from Bloomberg says even if nuclear is successfully implemented it would be ‘at least four times’ more expensive than average cost of renewables
Thames Water warns ageing assets pose ‘risk to public safety’www.ft.com Supplier to London and much of southern England says £19bn of assets are failing as Ofwat weighs approving hike in bills
Next government urged to fund ‘just transition’ for oil and gas workerswww.independent.co.uk More than 60 climate organisations signed an open letter sent to all party leaders on Thursday based on a report backed by leading trade unions.
Labour say net zero by 2050 will cost ‘hundreds of billions’www.thetimes.com Darren Jones, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, described the original £28 billion pledge as a ‘tiny amount’
UK’s drive to install heat pumps stymied by ‘lack of demand and skill shortage’www.theguardian.com Almost a third of installers surveyed say finding skilled fitters is a barrier for customers, while 40% note lack of interest
Landmark supreme court ruling could threaten future UK oil drillingwww.bbc.co.uk Supreme Court has ruled Surrey Council should have considered climate change impacts of new oil wells.
'Turquoise Tories' Could Sound The Death Knell For The Conservatives in Marginal Seatswww.politicshome.com Around one in six 2019 Conservative voters who want to see action taken on the climate said they will switch parties at the coming election, according to polling data shared exclusively with PoliticsH...
Environment Agency late to most serious pollution incidentswww.thetimes.com Officers also failed to attend nearly 1,000 sewage discharges, oil spills and other pollution incidents, data shows
OXCCU to build 'world first' sustainable aviation fuel plant at Saltend Chemicals Parkwww.businessgreen.com Humberside chemical plant-owner confirms plans for ground-breaking project to convert carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuels
Oceans group takes UK government to court over oil and gas licenceswww.theguardian.com Issuing licences in the North Sea without accounting for environmental impact was unlawful, Oceana UK says
Labour proposes to ease planning restrictions on onshore wind farmswww.ft.com Party wants to allow more turbines as part of plan to boost renewable power if it wins election
Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energywww.reuters.com British wind and solar farms exporting power to continental Europe could face CO2 fees from 2026 - even though they don't produce any emissions - unless the UK and European Union can agree changes around the EU's carbon border tax.
Green jobs boost under wind turbine factory plans in freeportwww.thetimes.com The Danish group Vestas wants to build a factory manufacturing the 115m offshore blades in Leith, which could create hundreds of jobs
'Huge boost' for region as £300m green energy plant to create hundreds of jobswww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Plant would store energy from wind turbines to release into the grid when needed
The UK’s nature restoration plans have some big holes – here’s how to fill themtheconversation.com Top conservation scientists demand a legally-binding requirement to reverse biodiversity loss at home and overseas.
Slowing demand growth and surging supply put global oil markets on course for major surplus this decade - News - IEAwww.iea.org Slowing demand growth and surging supply put global oil markets on course for major surplus this decade - News from the International Energy Agency
EU to impose multibillion-euro tariffs on Chinese electric carswww.ft.com Brussels moves ahead with additional duties of up to 25% despite opposition from Germany
Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’ despite rally attendees wilting in extreme heatwww.theguardian.com Supporters hospitalized following rallies in Las Vegas and Phoenix, where temperatures have broken records
‘Disappointing and surprising’: Why isn’t this a climate election in the UK?www.theguardian.com More than 400 scientists write to political parties urging ambitious action or risk making Britain and the world ‘more dangerous and insecure’
Investors awarded billions of dollars for losses related to climate laws, analysis findswww.theguardian.com Fossil fuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114bn of public money
Reality check: the Reform UK party’s claims on the climate crisis examinedwww.theguardian.com Richard Tice made some eye-opening statements on the climate, and the manifesto is packed with even more falsehoods
Banks Told to Brace for ECB Fines After Mismanaging Climate Riskwww.bloomberg.com The European Central Bank confirmed that it’s preparing to fine a number of lenders after they failed to make adequate progress in addressing risks posed to their business by climate change.