Just one per cent of Brits hail COP26 a success, as climate becomes UK’s top concern November 24, 2021 Just one per cent of Brits have hailed COP26 as a ‘big success’, as climate change becomes the UK’s top concern, according to new research. Nearly 30 per cent of those surveyed said that the UN’s landmark climate conference was a failure, after hopes of ending fossil fuel use were scuppered at the final inning. [...]
Extinction Rebellion: Giant climate talk table set up in Trafalgar Square August 23, 2021 Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion have erected a giant pink table in the centre of London today, in their bid to ensure everyone gets a seat at the table of discussion when it comes to the warming climate and its impacts. The four-metre structure, which reads “come to the table” and has been fit [...]
Johnson: Other climate promises will just be ‘blah blah blah’ unless leaders act at COP26 November 1, 2021 Prime minister Boris Johnson has called climate change the real world’s ‘doomsday device’, as he welcomed world leaders ahead of two weeks of climate negotiations at COP26 today. “We are in roughly the same position, my fellow global leaders, as James Bond today, except that the tragedy is that this is not a movie, and [...]
BREAKING: COP26 climate protesters storm the City, Greta Thunberg on her way to Square Mile October 29, 2021 Several streets across the City have been taken over by protestors this afternoon as they demand that financial institutions no longer finance or invest in fossil fuels. Activists chanted “Ensure our future, not pollution” as they made their way from Lloyd’s of London to Macquarie Capital. They want the banks stop their support of fossil [...]
London flooding: More rain as Londoners call out climate change July 26, 2021 London saw more rain yesterday which flooded roads, tube stations and homes, just days after health warnings were issued amid 30C heat. Government flood warnings and alerts have been issued to several areas around the city, with neighbourhoods nearby rivers hosting the most warnings. Areas like Harrow, Hillingdon, Ravensbourne through Lewisham, Bromley and Greenwich have [...]
Just Eat and Carnival reported to FCA over lack of climate risk reporting August 18, 2021 Takeaway giant Just Eat and cruise liner Carnival have been reported to the UK’s financial watchdog over failing to report climate change risk to their investors. Since the beginning of this year, the UK’s listed commercial firms have had to disclose their climate-related risks to investors, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) legal requirements. [...]
Scott Morrison confirms climate targets dropped from UK-Australia trade deal September 9, 2021 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today confirmed the UK-Australia trade deal will not include binding commitments to climate change targets from the Paris Agreement. Morrison said it “wasn’t a climate agreement, it was a trade agreement”, which puts him at odds with the UK government who have claimed in the past 24 hours that [...]
London must become a world leader on climate change action June 28, 2021 It’s London Climate Action week and a chance to celebrate the work being done to tackle climate change in our capital city. It’s an opportunity to highlight and bring to the forefront the challenges we are facing and need to address to make a real difference. Climate change is a major global issue affecting everyone [...]
Britain’s economic future depends on a vibrant, modern City of London January 3, 2023 From climate change to the cost-of-living crisis, the City must be a part of Britain’s recovery.
Calls to delay COP26 climate talks so poorer countries can attend September 7, 2021 The UN climate talks that will be held in Glasgow next month should be postponed amid fears people from poorer countries will not be able to fully take part, environmental groups said today. But the Government insists it is rolling out vaccines for foreign delegates and will fund quarantine hotels for those who would not [...]