Posted 12 Jun 2019 in Press releases
Lord Stern welcomes the “historic move” by the UK Government to set a target for cutting annual emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050.
Posted 12 Jun 2019 in In the news
Nicholas Stern comments on the decision by the UK Government to commit to meeting the target of ending carbon emissions by 2050. read more »
Posted 12 Jun 2019 in In the news
Bob Ward comments on the decision by the UK Prime Minister to put forward legislation that will commit the United Kingdom to eliminating its contribution to climate change by 2050. read more »
Posted 6 Jun 2019 in In the news
The report that the UK government is allegedly preparing to use previous overperformance in reducing carbon emissions when calculating its carbon budget for up to 2027 indicates a worrying willingness to game the system on meeting crucial climate change targets says Sam Fankhauser in this letter to the FT.
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 in Press releases
Funding of up to £75,000 to support local climate action in the UK has been announced by the Place-Based Climate Action Network (PCAN). Proposals are invited for the first round of the PCAN Fund, backed by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which will support up to six projects worth £5,000 – £35,000 each,out […]
Posted 22 May 2019 in Press releases
To achieve ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Government should create a market for so-called ‘negative emissions’ that result from the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, … read more »
Posted 9 May 2019 in Commentary
Patrick Curran considers the findings of a new parliamentary report on UK aid for combating climate change. read more »
Posted 8 May 2019 in Press releases
The UK can provide global leadership by taking a more joined-up approach to its international aid spending to make sure it is not undermining its own efforts to address the … read more »
Posted 3 May 2019 in Commentary
Bob Ward sets out five urgent actions for the UK Government in response to the Committee on Climate Change’s new report on achieving net-zero emissions read more »
Posted 2 May 2019 in Press releases
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has today (Thursday 2nd May) published its report ‘Net Zero The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming’ which sets out advice to government on … read more »
