01 Nov 2023
The government has published its response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 2023 progress report. The CCC’s report was scathing, saying progress was slow and the publication of the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (CBDP), setting out how the government plans to get to Net Zero, raised further concerns, with reduced confidence in the UK […]
18 Oct 2023
A major report on the UK’s infrastructure has been published by the National Infrastructure Commission. it covers energy, transport, water and waste, and says there are large gaps in investment and many areas in which the UK’s existing infrastructure is poorly maintained and inadequate. Overall, investment of about £30bn a year from the taxpayer and […]
18 Oct 2023
“What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic”: EAC calls for better focus of Arctic issues in Whitehall and funding boost for research Rising sea levels, contributed to by Arctic ice melting, could risk 1.5 million UK properties flooding, with growing evidence suggesting that changes in the Arctic could make weather events in […]
26 Sep 2023
The Climate Change Committee has published some useful new briefing notes, commissioned by the Welsh Government, on adaptation to climate change. They cover – Adaptation and the nature emergency – Adaptation and social justice – Adaptation and decarbonisation There is also a progress report on adaptation in Wales, which shows there are some positive examples […]
26 Sep 2023
Ocean-based action can play a critical role in helping the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, closing the emissions gap by as much as 35%, based on solutions that are ready to implement. Emission reductions of this magnitude are equivalent to four times the annual emissions of European Union countries. A new […]
20 Sep 2023
Waterwise is encouraging households to join its water awareness campaign by turning off their taps for a few hours during Water Night on 19 October to support stronger action on climate change and water awareness. To take part in Water Night, households will turn off all non-essential taps between 5pm to 10pm during the evening of […]
20 Sep 2023
This week’s Climate Week in New York involves numerous businesses, governments and environmental groups, and runs alongside the UN general assembly which will, on Wednesday, include a gathering of more than 100 national governments aimed at heightening global ambition to cut emissions. The UN has warned the world is well off track to meet goals that would avert disastrous […]
18 Sep 2023
This summer was the hottest on record “by a large margin,” according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, with a global average temperature of 16.77 degrees Celsius, which is 0.66C above the 1991-2020 average. “Global temperature records continue to tumble in 2023, with the warmest August following on from the warmest July and June leading to […]
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