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- How Sunak’s back-pedalling on net zero could damage efforts to decarbonise Britain’s homes, theconversation.com (Sep 21, 2023)
- Al Gore leads international chorus of disapproval for Sunak’s climate U-turn, theguardian.com (Sep 21, 2023)
- Ammanford: Opencast coalmine plans rejected by council, BBC News (Sep 15, 2023)
- Fossil fuel companies have a secret weapon. Here’s how Britain can help take it away from them, Cleodie Rickard, theguardian.com (Sep 13, 2023)
- New report reveals nearly a quarter of UK shopping basket at high risk from climate change, mediacentre.christianaid.org.uk (Sep 13, 2023)
- ‘Real’ public engagement must be prioritised for path to net zero to succeed, climateoutreach.org (Sep 05, 2023) — the UPPER Coalition Reports include examples of successful co-designing and collaboration with local citizens, including Camden Think & Do’s programme, Kendal’s Climate Jury, and initiatives in Hull and Hackney
July 2023[edit | edit source]
- Nature groups prepared to ‘mobilise’ 20m members over UK climate policy, theguardian.com (Jul 29, 2023)
- To understand the right’s climate backlash, look no further than its monstering of Natural England, George Monbiot, theguardian.com (Jul 20, 2023) — MPs and newspapers alike are attacking the public body charged with conserving the English countryside for doing just that
June 2023[edit | edit source]
- High costs deterring legal challenges in England and Wales to protect environment, NGOs say, The Guardian (Jun 28, 2023)
- Horse Hill oil - a legal challenge with real climate impact, friendsoftheearth.uk (Jun 28, 2023)
- Campaigners win right to challenge England’s food strategy over climate crisis, The Guardian (Jun 16, 2023)
May 2023[edit | edit source]
- Wealth tax of 0.5% could cover UK’s share of loss and damage fund, says charity, The Guardian (May 12, 2023)
- The Former Extinction Rebellion Campaigners Rallying A Climate Majority, desmog.com (May 03, 2023)
March 2023[edit | edit source]
- Climate groups taking government to court over “dangerous” aviation strategy, wearepossible.org (Mar 28, 2023)
- Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters, The Guardian (Mar 24, 2023)
- Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers, The Guardian (Mar 08, 2023)
- Cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis, The Guardian (Mar 04, 2023)
February 2023[edit | edit source]
- Today’s climate activist ‘criminals’ are tomorrow’s heroes: silencing them in court is immoral, George Monbiot, The Guardian (Feb 22, 2023)
- The people bringing future generations into the climate fight, bbc.com (Feb 16, 2023)
- All major road building projects in Wales are scrapped, BBC News (Feb 14, 2023)
- ‘We create changemakers’: the new UK college dedicated to climate crisis, The Guardian (Feb 11, 2023)
January 2023[edit | edit source]
- More than 100 writers sign letter in solidarity with jailed UK climate activists, The Guardian (Jan 06, 2023)
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See also[edit | edit source]
- UK Climate news (latest), 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017-2018, 2014-2016
- Climate assemblies news and comment
- Climate action UK
- Climate action, News
- Extinction Rebellion, News
- XR and future democracy
- Public interest law resources
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