Why climate change is a local issue too
The National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC) projects officer, Claire Goldfinch writes on the role communities can play in protecting
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The Sustainable Transport Alliance call for action to cut private car use
Nine walking, cycling, public transport and shared mobility groups have come together to call for rapid action to cut private
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Paris Agreement: five years on, it’s time to fix carbon trading
With the election of Joe Biden, the US is set to rejoin the Paris Agreement. The country’s commitment, made in 2015,
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Climate change refugees: the landmark case of Teitiota v New Zealand
Climate change causes immeasurable damage world-wide; however, its effects are not felt evenly throughout the world and small Pacific island
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Excellence in Place Leadership Programme – tackling the climate crisis at a local level
Kathryn Haworth, head of highways at Gloucestershire County Council, shares her thoughts on the role of local authorities in tackling
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Wales now has credible plan to reach net-zero, says CCC
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published a progress report for Wales, confirming for the first time that Wales now
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How can all organisations bring the circular economy to life by design?
The critical link between the circular economy and climate change is poorly understood, writes Mark Lancelott, sustainability and business design expert at PA Consulting.
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Solving inequalities will help to address climate change
Adapting and responding to the climate crisis will require us to eradicate inequalities, including gender, according to research published in
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Supreme Court rules Heathrow expansion lawful
The Supreme Court has ruled that government policy supporting the expansion of Heathrow Airport is lawful, however, the future of
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Global response to the climate crisis is failing, say ex UN leaders
The global response to the climate crisis is insufficient and leaves the world on the ‘road to hell,’ warn ex-UN
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Air pollution and climate change measures should be linked
National measures to cut air pollution would benefit from stronger links with climate action, according to the European Environment Agency
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Climate change is making extreme weather events worse
Climate change is amplifying the impacts of extreme weather events, according to a report published by the Energy and Climate
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Feature: Will we still need carbon offsetting in a net-zero world?
With the race to net-zero well and truly underway, companies, corporations and governments now have to start thinking seriously about
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Urgent action can immediately slow down the rate of global warming
Strong and rapid action to cut greenhouse gas emissions will help to slow down the rate of global warming over
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A combined national effort is needed to reach net-zero, report says
Achieving net-zero will require a concerted national effort, according to a report published by the National Audit Office (NAO). In
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Government fails to back post-Brexit climate change legislation
Climate change legislation is being put at risk by the UK government’s refusal to commit to a post-Brexit plan agreed
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Scottish councils lose £194m as fossil fuel stocks fall
10 Scottish council pension funds collapsed between April 2017 and November 2020 due to the decline in the value of
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Climate change is making autumn leaves change colour earlier
Philip James, professor of Ecology at the University of Salford explains why autumn leaves are changing colour earlier and what
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Increased wildfires are putting thousands of species at risk
Changes in fire activity are putting more than 4,400 species at risk of extinction, according to a paper published in
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New tool to monitor surface water levels
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a new tool to enable countries around the world keep track of
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