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Climate change

Decarbonising UK homes: 2021 spending review and budget briefing

Summary The 2021 Spending Review and Budget will take place on the 27th October 2021. This is a critical moment ahead of COP26 and will cover three years in recovering…

September 30, 2021

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Climate change

We don’t need nuclear power to tackle climate change

I’ve always kept an open mind about nuclear power, but after four decades working on this issue, I’m still waiting for someone to prove me wrong.

by Jonathon Porritt June 1, 2021

Climate change

Follow tankers carrying Russian oil and gas, live on Twitter

In response to the invasion of Ukraine, many countries have taken steps to block shipments of Russian oil and gas. Now an amazing new Twitter tool allows anyone to see where tankers carrying Russian fuels are going – and where we need to cut our ties to fossil fuels.

by Jamie Woolley March 11, 2022

Forests

WATCH: Tesco’s Burning Secret

Tesco's complicity in deforestation and deliberately-set fires in the Amazon and across Brazil is the subject of Greenpeace UK’s new film, Tesco's Burning Secret, released today. Watch here Despite Tesco…

by Alison Kirkman September 6, 2021

Air pollution

Parliament asked ordinary people what the UK should do about climate change – here’s what they said

After months of learning and debate, the ‘citizens’ assembly’ on climate change has said how the UK should play its part to tackle the problem. The results might come as a surprise.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson September 22, 2020