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== 2019 == | |||
'''May 13''' Thousands of parents take to the streets to demand action on climate change <ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/13/thousands-of-parents-take-to-the-streets-to-demand-action-on-climate-change-9502466/ @MetroUK]</ref> | |||
'''May 1''' UK Parliament Declares Environment and Climate Emergency, Claire Mitchell <ref>[https://sluggerotoole.com/2019/05/01/uk-parliament-declares-climate-emergency/ @sluggerotoole]</ref> | |||
'''Apr 15''' Thousands block roads in Extinction Rebellion protests across [[London]] <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/15/thousands-expected-in-london-for-extinction-rebellion-protest The Guardian]</ref> | |||
'''Mar 4''' UK’s CO2 emissions fell for record sixth consecutive year in 2018 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-co2-emissions-fell-for-record-sixth-consecutive-year-in-2018 carbonbrief.org]</ref> | |||
'''Feb 15''' Climate strike: UK school pupils take part in call for urgent action <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/15/uk-climate-change-strike-school-pupils-children-environment-protest The Guardian]</ref> | |||
'''Feb 8''' UK pupils to join global strike over climate change crisis <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/08/global-school-strikes-over-climate-change-head-to-the-uk The Guardian]</ref> | |||
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'''Jan 24''' [[Wales news]]: Machynlleth declares 'climate emergency' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46961053 BBC News]</ref><br clear=all> | |||
Britain has shifted 30% of its electricity away from fossil fuels in just nine years, Jan 10 <ref>[http://theconversation.com/britain-has-shifted-30-of-its-electricity-away-from-fossil-fuels-in-just-nine-years-108969 @ConversationUK]</ref> | |||
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'''Jan 8''' [[Yorkshire and the Humber]]: Scarborough Council declares Climate Emergency in first major step to combat global warming <ref>[https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/scarborough-council-declares-climate-emergency-in-first-major-step-to-combat-global-warming-1-9525225 The Scarborough News]</ref><br clear=all> | |||
== 2018 == | == 2018 == | ||
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[[Bristol news|Bristol]] plans to become carbon neutral by 2030, Nov 14 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/14/bristol-plans-to-become-carbon-neutral-by-2030 The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left> | |||
Fracking protesters walk free after court quashes 'excessive' sentences, Oct 17 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/17/court-quashes-excessive-sentences-of-fracking-protesters The Guardian]</ref> | Fracking protesters walk free after court quashes 'excessive' sentences, Oct 17 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/17/court-quashes-excessive-sentences-of-fracking-protesters The Guardian]</ref> | ||
Top climate scientist blasts UK’s fracking plans as 'aping Trump’, Oct 13 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/13/top-climate-scientist-james-hansen-attacks-uk-fracking-plans The Guardian]</ref> | Top climate scientist blasts UK’s fracking plans as 'aping Trump’, Oct 13 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/13/top-climate-scientist-james-hansen-attacks-uk-fracking-plans The Guardian]</ref> | ||
UK carbon emissions in 2017 fell to levels last seen in 1890, Mar 7 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-carbon-emissions-in-2017-fell-to-levels-last-seen-in-1890 carbonbrief.org]</ref> | UK carbon emissions in 2017 fell to levels last seen in 1890, Mar 7 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-carbon-emissions-in-2017-fell-to-levels-last-seen-in-1890 carbonbrief.org]</ref> | ||
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Transport is UK's most polluting sector as greenhouse gas emissions fall, Feb 6 <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-uk-transport-most-polluting-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-drop-carbon-dioxide-a8196866.html independent.co.uk]</ref> | Transport is UK's most polluting sector as greenhouse gas emissions fall, Feb 6 <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-uk-transport-most-polluting-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-drop-carbon-dioxide-a8196866.html independent.co.uk]</ref> | ||
== 2017 == | == 2017 == | ||
Boost for fossil fuel divestment as UK eases pension rules, Dec 18 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/18/boost-for-fossil-fuel-divestment-as-uk-eases-pension-rules The Guardian]</ref> | Boost for fossil fuel divestment as UK eases pension rules, Dec 18 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/18/boost-for-fossil-fuel-divestment-as-uk-eases-pension-rules The Guardian]</ref> | ||
In-depth: How the ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ hopes to deliver UK climate goals, Oct 12 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-how-the-clean-growth-strategy-hopes-to-deliver-uk-climate-goals carbonbrief.org]</ref> | In-depth: How the ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ hopes to deliver UK climate goals, Oct 12 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-how-the-clean-growth-strategy-hopes-to-deliver-uk-climate-goals carbonbrief.org]</ref> | ||
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University fossil fuel divestment total tips £80 billion globally, Aug 17 <ref>[https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-fossil-fuel-divestment-total-tips-ps80-billion-globally @timeshighered]</ref> | University fossil fuel divestment total tips £80 billion globally, Aug 17 <ref>[https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-fossil-fuel-divestment-total-tips-ps80-billion-globally @timeshighered]</ref> | ||
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UK's carbon footprint rises 3%, Aug 2 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/02/uks-carbon-footprint-rises-3 The Guardian]</ref> | UK's carbon footprint rises 3%, Aug 2 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/02/uks-carbon-footprint-rises-3 The Guardian]</ref> | ||
UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn, Jul 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/12/uk-poorly-prepared-for-climate-change-impacts-government-advisers-warn The Guardian]</ref> | UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn, Jul 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/12/uk-poorly-prepared-for-climate-change-impacts-government-advisers-warn The Guardian]</ref> | ||
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UK lacks policies to meet more than half its carbon emissions cuts – report, Jun 30 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/30/uk-lacks-policies-to-meet-more-than-half-its-carbon-emissions-cuts-report The Guardian]</ref> | UK lacks policies to meet more than half its carbon emissions cuts – report, Jun 30 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/30/uk-lacks-policies-to-meet-more-than-half-its-carbon-emissions-cuts-report The Guardian]</ref> | ||
Analysis of official government energy use figures: The UK's emissions fell by 4.3% in 2015 after largest recorded annual drop in coal use, Feb 25 <ref>[http://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-again-after-record-drop-in-coal-use-in-2015 carbonbrief.org]</ref> | Analysis of official government energy use figures: The UK's emissions fell by 4.3% in 2015 after largest recorded annual drop in coal use, Feb 25 <ref>[http://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-again-after-record-drop-in-coal-use-in-2015 carbonbrief.org]</ref> | ||
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:"It would help if LEPs as publically funded bodies would produce annual reviews or reports... These reports should include the progress the LEPs and partners are making on managing the business risks and opportunities of climate change." | :"It would help if LEPs as publically funded bodies would produce annual reviews or reports... These reports should include the progress the LEPs and partners are making on managing the business risks and opportunities of climate change." | ||
== 2015 == | == 2015 == | ||
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== Comment == | == Comment == | ||
'''2019''' | |||
'''May 22''' Much shorter working weeks needed to tackle climate crisis <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/22/working-fewer-hours-could-help-tackle-climate-crisis-study The Guardian]</ref> | |||
'''Mar 18''' Ending climate change requires the end of capitalism. Have we got the stomach for it? Phil McDuff <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/18/ending-climate-change-end-capitalism The Guardian]</ref> | |||
'''Feb 17''' A report from the #SchoolStrike, AlterNatives - personal stories of making change <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2019/2/17/alter-natives-school-strike The Alternative UK]</ref> | |||
'''2018''' | '''2018''' | ||
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'''Nov 26''' [[Trees, woodland and forest UK]]: We need to bring back the wildwoods of Britain to fight climate change, Isabella Tree <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/26/wildwoods-britain-climate-change-northern-forest The Guardian]</ref><br clear=all> | '''Nov 26''' [[Trees, woodland and forest UK]]: We need to bring back the wildwoods of Britain to fight climate change, Isabella Tree <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/26/wildwoods-britain-climate-change-northern-forest The Guardian]</ref><br clear=all> | ||
The planet is burning - and you know it. How should you behave with family, friends, fellow citizens? Oct 1 <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2018/10/2/the-planet-is-burning-how-do-you-behave The Alternative UK]</ref> | |||
Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals, Martin Lukacs, Jul 17 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-climate-change-as-individuals The Guardian]</ref> | |||
The environmental case for keeping the clocks on summer time – all the time, Mar 28 <ref>[http://theconversation.com/the-environmental-case-for-keeping-the-clocks-on-summer-time-all-the-time-93973 theconversation.com]</ref> | |||
Theresa May, charging us for plastic won't make up for those awful Tory environmental policies you're keeping quiet about, Jan 11 <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/theresa-may-plastic-pollution-environment-speech-tory-conservative-policy-michael-gove-a8153696.html independent.co.uk]</ref> | |||
'''2017''' | |||
UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won, Oct 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/12/uk-climate-change-masterplan-grownups-finally-won-clean-growth-strategy The Guardian]</ref> | |||
Ministers who fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions should face legal action, says former chief government scientist, Sep 27 <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/ministers-greenhouse-gas-emissions-fail-cut-environment-greg-clark-chief-scientist-david-king-a7969496.html independent.co.uk]</ref> | |||
Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals, Martin Lukacs, Jul 17 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-climate-change-as-individuals The Guardian]</ref> | |||
UK climate change act threatened by “immensely scary” Brexit, says policy guru, Jun 1 <ref>[http://www.eceee.org/all-news/news/news-2017/climate-change-act-threatened-by-immensely-scary-brexit-says-policy-guru/ eceee.org]</ref> | |||
'''2016''' | |||
Power to the people? Populism, polarisation and public engagement, Jul 28 <ref>[http://climateoutreach.org/power-to-the-people-populism-polarisation-and-public-engagement/ climateoutreach.org]</ref> | |||
We must close the loopholes in Britain's carbon budget, Damien Morris, April 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/12/close-the-loopholes-in-britains-carbon-budget-emissions The Guardian]</ref> | |||
Climate change action needs widespread democratic change, Andrea Westall, Strategy and Policy Consultant and Trustee of the Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, January 8 <ref>[http://www.involve.org.uk/blog/2016/01/08/climate-change-action-needs-widespread-democratic-change/ involve.org.uk]</ref> | |||
== News sources == | == News sources == |
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Jun 11 Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050 [1] 2019May 13 Thousands of parents take to the streets to demand action on climate change [2] May 1 UK Parliament Declares Environment and Climate Emergency, Claire Mitchell [3] Apr 15 Thousands block roads in Extinction Rebellion protests across London [4] Mar 4 UK’s CO2 emissions fell for record sixth consecutive year in 2018 [5] Feb 15 Climate strike: UK school pupils take part in call for urgent action [6] Feb 8 UK pupils to join global strike over climate change crisis [7] Jan 24 Wales news: Machynlleth declares 'climate emergency' [8] Britain has shifted 30% of its electricity away from fossil fuels in just nine years, Jan 10 [9] Jan 8 Yorkshire and the Humber: Scarborough Council declares Climate Emergency in first major step to combat global warming [10] 2018Bristol plans to become carbon neutral by 2030, Nov 14 [11] Fracking protesters walk free after court quashes 'excessive' sentences, Oct 17 [12] Top climate scientist blasts UK’s fracking plans as 'aping Trump’, Oct 13 [13] UK carbon emissions in 2017 fell to levels last seen in 1890, Mar 7 [14] Edinburgh University divests from all fossil fuels, Feb 6 [15] Transport is UK's most polluting sector as greenhouse gas emissions fall, Feb 6 [16] 2017Boost for fossil fuel divestment as UK eases pension rules, Dec 18 [17] In-depth: How the ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ hopes to deliver UK climate goals, Oct 12 [18] Scotland: Scottish government bans fracking after public opposition, Oct 3 [19] University fossil fuel divestment total tips £80 billion globally, Aug 17 [20] Bristol news: University of Bristol announces new fossil fuel divestment and carbon reduction plans, Mar 8 [21] UK carbon emissions fell 6% in 2016 after record drop in coal use, Mar 6 [22] Divestival in Walthamstow, Feb 9 [23] UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue Decline, Feb 8 [24] 2016Fossil Free Southwark: Our Story, Dec 14 [25] UK's carbon footprint rises 3%, Aug 2 [26] UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn, Jul 12 [27] UK sets ambitious new 2030s carbon target, Jun 30 [28] UK lacks policies to meet more than half its carbon emissions cuts – report, Jun 30 [29] Analysis of official government energy use figures: The UK's emissions fell by 4.3% in 2015 after largest recorded annual drop in coal use, Feb 25 [30] Independent review of Local Enterprise Partnership climate change good practice published, January 18 [31]
2015This map shows how prepared for climate change 30 UK cities are, September 8 [32] Large fall in UK emissions in 2014, official figures confirm, March 26 [33]
2014UK greenhouse gas emissions fall by 2%, March 27 [34] |
Comment2019 May 22 Much shorter working weeks needed to tackle climate crisis [35] Mar 18 Ending climate change requires the end of capitalism. Have we got the stomach for it? Phil McDuff [36] Feb 17 A report from the #SchoolStrike, AlterNatives - personal stories of making change [37] 2018 Nov 26 Trees, woodland and forest UK: We need to bring back the wildwoods of Britain to fight climate change, Isabella Tree [38] The planet is burning - and you know it. How should you behave with family, friends, fellow citizens? Oct 1 [39] Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals, Martin Lukacs, Jul 17 [40] The environmental case for keeping the clocks on summer time – all the time, Mar 28 [41] Theresa May, charging us for plastic won't make up for those awful Tory environmental policies you're keeping quiet about, Jan 11 [42] 2017 UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won, Oct 12 [43] Ministers who fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions should face legal action, says former chief government scientist, Sep 27 [44] Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals, Martin Lukacs, Jul 17 [45] UK climate change act threatened by “immensely scary” Brexit, says policy guru, Jun 1 [46] 2016 Power to the people? Populism, polarisation and public engagement, Jul 28 [47] We must close the loopholes in Britain's carbon budget, Damien Morris, April 12 [48] Climate change action needs widespread democratic change, Andrea Westall, Strategy and Policy Consultant and Trustee of the Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, January 8 [49] News sourcesCreative commonsSee also
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