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English test scandal: students and campaigners call on PM to end years of limbo

The students who had their visas revoked will present a petition to Downing Street on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

Government handed out £300million in free 'pollution permits' to UK airlines

The UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme is meant to reduce carbon emissions by forcing big polluters to buy permits for each tonne of carbon they emit, and has seen Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways receive millions of pounds worth of free permits

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023

Big polluters given almost €100bn in free carbon permits by EU

Free allowances ‘in direct contradiction with the polluter pays principle’, WWF report says

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

MEPs vote to end sale of petrol and diesel car by 2035 in EU

European parliament defeats centre-right lawmakers’ attempts to weaken climate target

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

How Australia’s electoral system allowed voters to finally impose a ceasefire in the climate wars

Preferential voting opened a pathway for independents to bypass the right’s hyperpartisan approach to climate policy

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022

Air of compromise: NZ's Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy

Until now, the government’s approach to climate action has largely been about getting the policy architecture right. This work is vital, but it’s more about rearranging possible futures, less about emissions reductions in the near term.

The Conversation · May 17, 2022

English test scandal: Home Office accused of ‘shocking miscarriage of justice’

Students wrongly accused of deception should be helped to clear names, says shadow minister

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022

Don't Believe OSHA When It Threatens To Turn Its Rescinded Vaccine Mandate Into a Permanent Rule

That process takes a long time, and the result would face the same legal objection cited by the Supreme Court.

Reason · Jan 26, 2022