Lack of NI government puts net zero targets at risk, UK climate adviser warns
The prolonged lack of devolved government in Northern Ireland threatens to seriously hamper the country’s ability to hit the ambitious emissions reduction targets enshrined by law in its climate act, the chief executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC)…
‘Lost decade’: Experts say the UK government failed to prepare for the realities of climate change – Euronews
Britain is “strikingly unprepared” for the climate crisis, according to the UK government’s official environmental advisor. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) pointed to a “lost decade” of Conservative Party leadership, which has failed to get the country ready for the…
Climate change: England not ready for impact – BBC
PA Media By Esme Stallard Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News England is not ready for the unavoidable impacts of global warming, the government’s advisers on climate change say in a new report. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said…
UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis
The UK is “strikingly unprepared” for the impacts of the climate crisis, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which said there had been a “lost decade” in efforts to adapt for the impacts of global heating. The CCC, the…
Seemingly ambitious Defra hedgerow targets actually due to typo
The UK environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has disappointed campaigners after revealing that an ambitious hedgerow plan for England was in fact a typographical error. At the end of January, environment groups were delighted when Coffey revealed the government’s Environmental Improvement…
Climate resilience: Is the UK ready for the impacts of global warming? – Carbon Brief
Every area of UK society will feel the effects of climate change and, as global emissions continue to rise, preparing for life in a warmer world is crucial. This is the focus of the UK Climate Resilience Programme, which is…
Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis
Cabinet ministers have been warned by senior civil servants that they face court action because of their catastrophic failure to develop policies for tackling climate change, according to secret documents obtained by the Observer. The leaked briefings from senior mandarins…
What Schools Can Do To Fight Climate Change – Virginia Connection Newspapers
Principal Sara Harper displays energy awards with Halia Ochieng and Alexa Landi, who are 6th graders at Great Falls Elementary School and the co-founders of Climate Conservation Club (CCC). Whether you are concerned about fuel prices, global warming, or dependence…
Global Warming: UK cops flak over carbon-neutral pledges – RTL Today
As world leaders and environmental experts meet at the COP27 climate change talks in Egypt, last year’s host Britain is under scrutiny about its commitment to tackling global warming. London has ambitious long-standing targets to help try to stop the…
ESG Scam Rates Slave-Using Chinese Firms Higher Than American Ones
Expecting publicly traded companies to do more than simply return shareholder value — their fiduciary responsibility — is a fairly new development in Western capitalism. The idea that corporate leadership and shareholders should explicitly care about environmental, social, and corporate…
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