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London City airport: 54% of journeys take under six hours by train, data shows

Exclusive: Most popular routes can be reached quickly by train, as government mulls expansion proposal

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024

Sunak’s weakening of climate targets ‘retrograde’, says former Tory minister

Claire O’Neill, a former climate minister, says PM’s move was to ‘try and create political division and dividing lines’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

Sunak has ‘set Britain back’ on net zero, says UK’s climate adviser

Chris Stark, head of the Climate Change Committee, says Tories’ decision to dilute key green policies has had huge diplomatic impact

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024

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Scotland Revises Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets

Scottish government reevaluates climate targets due to challenges in meeting emission reduction goals.

Devolved leaders reject shortlist for climate watchdog chair over Tory links

Refusal by Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish leaders to approve candidates means whole recruitment process may have to be rerun

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers

Climate Change Committee tells chancellor issuing new oil and gas licenses is ‘inconsistent’ with government’s temperature goals

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024

Rishi Sunak Under Fire for Failing to Appoint New Climate Committee Chief

The watchdog, responsible for advising the UK government on climate policy, has been without a leader for 18 months since the departure of former chief Lord Deben.

International Business Times UK · Jan 2, 2024

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Offering oil and gas licences every year distracts from the challenge of winding down UK North Sea

New areas for oil and gas development on the UK’s North Sea continental shelf are to be made available through annual licensing rounds subject to net zero tests. These proposals by the UK government, outlined in the 2023 king’s speech to parliament, fly in the face of recommendations by the…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023

Scotland and Wales call for UK-wide climate summit after 'no engagement' on net zero

The environment ministers in Scotland and Wales have called for a UK-wide climate summit following the Prime Minister’s net zero announcements…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 28, 2023

Controversial huge new oil and gas field Rosebank given green light by regulator

Environmental campaigners have opposed the plans

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2023

David Attenborough’s Cop 26 speech had no impact, says Chris Packham

Springwatch host claims politicians ignored veteran conservationist’s message on the climate crisis – and ‘failed humanity wholesale’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Ignoring call to halt new airports would be ‘electoral carnage’, Sunak warned

Campaigners speak out amid suggestion government could reject Climate Change Committee’s advice

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Khan dismisses Sunak’s attack on his housebuilding record in London as ‘desperate nonsense’ – as it happened

Mayor of London hits back at prime minister over ‘pathetic gesture politics’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

Labour urged to work with Tories to counter ‘ignorant’ climate policy attacks

Tory former minister and chair of Climate Change Committee condemns ‘absolutely unacceptable’ attacks on Labour stance

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023

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Daily Record · Jul 10, 2023

Outgoing climate tsar slams SNP and Tories' record on environmental targets

Lord Deben, who has just finished a 10-year term as chair of the Climate Change Committee, slammed both governments for failing to hit their green targets.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023

UK airports say they can reach net zero and still expand. Is it just pie in the sky?

Despite the Climate Change Committee’s warnings to stop growing capacity, Gatwick is gearing up for another try at a second runway

The Conversation · Jun 28, 2023

I'm one of the UK's official climate change advisers – our new report says the country is no longer a world leader

The UK’s Climate Change Committee – the official independent advisory body of which I am interim chair – has spent the past three months poring over thousands of pages of government strategy documents to inform its latest annual progress report to parliament. And our confidence in the UK meeting its…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

Campaigners win right to challenge England’s food strategy over climate crisis

Feedback argues ministers’ failure to include measures to reduce production of meat and dairy products was unlawful

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The Conversation · Mar 29, 2023

Climate change is accelerating – and the UK government is 'strikingly unprepared'

Read successive progress reports by the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK government’s statutory advisor on climate change, and you sense the growing frustration. Over the years, the CCC’s assessments of the government’s response to the climate crisis have become more critical, its recommendations more explicit and the tone more…

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

‘Urgent changes’ needed to achieve decarbonised power system, report says

The Climate Change Committee said planning, regulation and consent policy is holding back investment in renewable energy.

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022

West Cumbria Mining: What is coking coal and why are critics against a new mine?

This will be the first mine to open in the UK in 30 years, much to the dismay of climate change activists

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

SNP government climate change targets 'could become meaningless due to lack of clear plan'

Ministers have overseen a 'trend of failure' in meeting Scotland’s emissions goals and the country no longer leads the UK on Net Zero, the independent Climate Change Committee warned.

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

Scottish Government is big on climate promises but poor on delivery

A verdict by the Climate Change Committee says there is no clear delivery plan for the Scottish Government's targets.

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Warning that Scotland’s ‘trend of failure’ on emissions targets could continue

The Climate Change Committee issued the warning in its latest progress report on emissions reductions in Scotland.

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022

Climate summit president warns of hit to UK ‘reputation’ if coal mine gets go-ahead

Alok Sharma insists mine is not needed and won’t create many jobs – ahead of likely decision within days

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