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The UK used to be a world leader on climate – does it still count?

ANALYSIS: With aid cuts and the forthcoming Budget hanging over the UK, many groups have been disappointed at the country’s apparently lacklustre performance at Cop30. Even Labour MPs at the conference are worried that the country is losing the argument. Nick Ferris reports from Belem, Brazil

The Independent UK

Scrapping landmark legislation risks future jobs, says Tory ex-climate chief

Conservative peer Alok Sharma urged his party not to ‘squander’ its legacy of climate progress.

Evening Standard

Alok Sharma condemns government’s oil and gas bill as vote passes first hurdle

Former Cop26 president abstains from vote saying bill breaks UK’s promise to phase out fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

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Alok Sharma attacks Rishi Sunak’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ oil bill

Ex-cabinet member accuses PM of ‘chopping and changing’ and says drilling legislation achieves nothing

The Independent UK

Government has ‘devised options’ to deal with outstanding Horizon convictions in Post Office scandal, minister says – as it happened

Government hopes to soon be able to announce measures for resolving outstanding criminal convictions, business minister Kevin Hollinrake says

The Guardian - UK

Cop28: anger after record number of fossil fuel lobbyists given access to summit – as it happened

Coalition of climate NGOs highlights that there are more fossil fuel lobbyists than delegates from 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’

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Ex-Cop26 president Sir Alok Sharma will not stand at next general election

The Tory MP has held the Reading West constituency since 2010.

The Independent UK

Global push for commitment to phase out fossil fuels gathers pace ahead of Cop28

UN hopes to galvanise summit talks by persuading world leaders to commit to stop burning coal, oil and gas, despite industry lobbying

The Guardian - UK

Sharma: onshore windfarms in England need ‘much more permissive planning regime’

Former Cop26 president says political parties not tackling climate crisis will pay heavy price at ballot box

The Guardian - UK

At least 60 people apply to head UK government climate crisis advisory body

Emma Howard Boyd and Laura Sandys believed to be candidates for one of most senior climate policy jobs

The Guardian - UK

Dropping green pledges would be ‘political suicide’, Sunak and Starmer warned

Science and business leaders say lurch away from climate agenda after byelections would be deeply unpopular with voters and damage UK’s reputation

The Guardian - UK

Top UK energy firms to warn Rishi Sunak: ‘Don’t back off green agenda’

More than 100 companies are set to send a letter to the PM voicing fears about the disastrous effects of Britain’s overreliance on gas

The Guardian - UK

UK needs to do a lot more to contain global warming – Cop26 President

Sir Alok Sharma spoke after receiving a knighthood from the King at Windsor Castle.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Former Tory ministers push for ‘bold and positive’ green agenda at election

Exclusive: Alok Sharma among those wanting more onshore and offshore renewables and better energy efficiency in homes

The Guardian - UK

Tory ministers accused of five-star lifestyle and using public money ‘like a cash machine’

Labour to publish dossier of spending by government representatives on luxury hotels and chauffeur hire

The Independent UK

Olympic gold curlers to pick up honours at Edinburgh ceremony

Chief Constable of Police Scotland Iain Livingstone and University of Edinburgh Professor Aziz Sheikh will also be formally knighted at the event.

Daily Record

Crime author Peter May came out of retirement to write book based on climate disaster after Cop26

Lewis Trilogy writer's latest novel A Winter Grave is a plea to the world to stop murdering the earth

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The Guardian - UK

Making sense of Cop15: what to look out for in Montreal

Everything you need to know about the once-in-a-decade chance to stop the loss of biodiversity – and how you can help

The National (Scotland)

Headache for Rishi Sunak as top Tory MPs back rebellion over onshore wind

RISHI Sunak is facing a growing rebellion from big names in his Tory Party over his ban on new onshore wind farms.

Daily Mirror

COP27 strikes historic climate change deal as Rishi Sunak says "more must be done"

Officials and negotiators agreed a deal in the early hours of Sunday to create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries' carbon pollution.

The Guardian - UK

‘We can do the impossible’: how key players reacted to end of Cop27 climate summit

World leaders, diplomats and activists respond to signing of ‘historic’ deal as climate talks wrap up

The Guardian - UK

Getting rid of fossil fuels at a climate summit is harder than you’d think

The most significant step came in last year’s Glasgow Cop26 when countries reached a pained consensus supporting a ‘phase down’ of coal power

The Guardian - UK

Labour would create ‘anti-Opec’ alliance for renewable energy, says Miliband

Shadow climate change secretary says group would cooperate to cut energy prices and promote clean technology

Birmingham Post

250 electric buses to be introduced to UK public transport fleets after £60m funding deal success

Wakefield distributor receives eight-figure package to finance imports

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