The draft climate change bill sets a target of a 90% reduction by 2050 – which the UK Committee on Climate Change states is currently “at the limit of feasibility” – with the aim of achieving 100% reduction, or “net-zero”, as soon as possible. Tom Ballantine, chair of Stop Climate Change Chaos described the targets as […]
Guardian: World governments vow to end fossil fuel era at UN climate signing ceremony: Representatives of more than 170 countries endorse Paris agreement to cut carbon emissions, with France’s president saying: ‘There is no turning back’. Just as well because the threat of environmental damage to the marine environment is immediate and evidence amassing at […]
Guardian: World governments vow to end fossil fuel era at UN climate signing ceremony: Representatives of more than 170 countries endorse Paris agreement to cut carbon emissions, with France’s president saying: ‘There is no turning back’. Just as well because the threat of environmental damage to the marine environment is immediate and evidence amassing at […]
The risks of Brexit to our environmental policy are very clear and a further six viewpoints reinforce this (see below), however, in a vote that looks too close to call the need to encourage voting is also very important, especially in the younger voters. Register to vote – details here. 1. EU membership positive for UK […]
By Bruce Horton (bruce@envpolconsulting.co.uk) & Bob Earll (bob.earll@coastms.co.uk) With more contributions from Rob Lawson rob@artesia-consulting.co.uk Richard Pagett secure@richardpagett.com and Sue Wells suewells1212@gmail.com So, time to reflect on a momentous and historic agreement…. First, there’s the facts – an ambitious, binding and international agreement to limit the global mean temperature rise to 2 degrees, with an aspiration […]