by Lucy Meredith | Apr 21, 2020 | Climate science, Events, National news
Being at home provides an opportunity to skill up for the climate challenge. Paul Allen invites you to join our first ever online Zero Carbon Britain course to learn how we can transform our communities and rise to the climate emergency. the Zero Carbon Britain...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Climate science, Divestment, Energy, Fossil fuel extraction, International News
Former UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon, has called on the UK Government to stop funding fossil fuel projects across the world. In a rare criticism of an individual country’s conduct, he described the billions of pounds granted to high-carbon oil and gas...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 15, 2019 | Climate science, Energy, National news, Transport
The Government has published its final 2017 greenhouse gas emissions report which shows that emissions fell 3% between 2016-2017. The report attributes the fall in emissions largely to coal generated power falling by over a quarter in the year as the carbon floor...
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 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 | 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...
