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'''Jun 11''' Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/11/theresa-may-commits-to-net-zero-uk-carbon-emissions-by-2050 The Guardian]</ref> | |||
== 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> | '''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> | 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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'''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> | |||
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Revision as of 16:24, 19 June 2019
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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