by Simon Bowens | Feb 15, 2019 | Transport
A new report published by Friends of the Earth has called for free bus travel to be extended to all people aged under 30. The initiative, mirroring the current provision for over-65s, is one of the solutions proposed by the report’s authors, Transport for the...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 14, 2019 | Climate science, Energy
Sheffield City Council has become the largest council in the country to declare a Climate Emergency. The council currently has an ambition to become zero carbon by 2050. However, the motion, passed almost unanimously, commits the council to bring forward proposals for...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 17, 2018 | Buildings, Energy, Fossil fuel extraction, National news
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: Fracking The government is coming under increasing pressure to cancel its plans to fast-track fracking through the planning system. The plans, which would see exploration...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 14, 2018 | Climate science, Divestment, Energy, National news, Transport
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: IPCC Report demands “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented” changes The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5C...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 13, 2018 | Energy
Warrington Borough Council has agreed to invest £58m in two solar farms in Hull and York according to the BBC.
by Simon Bowens | Dec 13, 2018 | Climate science
PWC’s Low Carbon Economy Index 2018 published in October details how none of the G20 countries are on track to meet commitments to keep global temperature increases below two degrees (nevermind the 1.5 degrees demanded by the Paris Agreement. The report also...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 13, 2018 | Buildings, Energy
A stakeholder in Energise Barnsley, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, has through their ‘Low Carbon Agenda’ fitted over 600 air source heat pumps (ASHPs) in domestic dwellings, replacing gas boilers, through the tenant management company Berneslai Homes. With the...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 13, 2018 | Fossil fuel extraction, Uncategorized
Government proposals to change the planning system to speed up shale gas exploration are coming under mounting scrutiny. The proposals include granting permitted development rights to exploration well sites and deciding on shale gas production plans in Whitehall...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
We want to make sure as many people know about Zero Carbon Yorkshire and our work to bring people together across Yorkshire to tackle climate change. We’ve produced a lovely new leaflet to encourage people to get involved. We’d be massively grateful if you...
by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Energy
In 2012, Conservative MPs wrote to David Cameron expressing opposition to onshore wind and calling on the Government to cut financial support for wind energy. Since then, the Government has indeed cut support but also made the planning increasingly difficult for...
