BP paid ex-MI6 agents to snoop on peaceful climate campaigner October 24, 2021 BP has hired a private intelligence company set up by former MI6 agents to spy on a peaceful climate activist, according to a joint investigation from The Sunday Times and OpenDemocracy. The oil and gas giant has been using the intelligence firm to monitor a man who has highlighted its investment in fossil fuels. Chris [...]
Scottish rail strike threatens to spoil the COP26 climate party in Glasgow October 22, 2021 A long-running rail dispute could see staff take strike action during the forthcoming UN Cop26 climate change summit. Nicole is being urged to personally intervene to resolve the row. Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT union, accused rail bosses of having “dragged their heels over further talks”, despite the fact that the “clock is [...]
Climate change activists occupy Zurich’s financial district August 2, 2021 Police this morning began clearing a group of Climate Strike activists occupying the heart of Zurich’s financial district. Around 200 activists from the Climate Strike Switzerland group gathered outside the UBS and Credit Suisse headquarters to protest the financing of environmentally damaging fossil fuel projects. According to “Rise Up for Change”, a group bringing together [...]
COP26 done and dusted: What big names make of the Glasgow Climate Pact November 14, 2021 The Glasgow Climate Pact has received a mixed reaction from both those involved and observers. Political leaders, activists and big NGOs expressed disappointment at the lack of ambition on phasing out fossil fuels and climate finance, but there was general consensus that 1.5C is still within reach. Here’s what some of the big names had [...]
COP26: Calls to end fossil fuel subsidies absent from climate pact November 12, 2021 The latest draft of the COP26 climate pact does not call for fossil fuel subsidies to end, according to Bloomberg. The text even weakens demands for a phase-out of fossil fuels subsidies and coal. It now calls for the phase-out of “unabated” coal power and of “inefficient” subsidies for fossil fuels. That draft waters down [...]
GE Hitachi: UK bid to treble nuclear generation capacity is ‘significant task’ November 9, 2023 The government must ensure stability in the UK’s investment climate if it wants to revive the country’s nuclear ambitions, GE Hitachi warns.
Taylor Wimpey confident on year ahead despite profit slump in 2023 February 28, 2024 Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey saw operating profits tumble close to 50 per cent during the full year, as it continues to be bruised by a tough economic climate.
Insulate Britain suspends road protests ahead of COP26 climate summit October 15, 2021 Insulate Britain will suspend its demonstrations until October 25. It announced its decision yesterday to stop campaigning in an open letter written to the Prime Minister. They said that the protests were being suspended ahead of the UN’s COP26 climate conference. The UK is hosting the summit in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November, [...]
Opinion-in-brief: We must grow green jobs to address the climate crisis October 15, 2021 The pandemic and the end of furlough have left 12.9 per cent of 16 to 24 year-olds unemployed. In the lead up to Cop26 the Prime Minister has hailed a green industrial revolution as a potential solution. The transition to net zero is already affecting career plans for many, removing large numbers of jobs, whilst [...]
Wielding pitchforks and flinging cow dung, the EU is beholden to angry farmers February 8, 2024 Caving into romanticised notions of the ancient farmers' ways of old won't give us the modern, climate-friendly agriculture we so desperately need.