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Prime Minister’s Questions: George Osborne discusses radicalisation, climate change and employment June 17, 2015 George Osborne has made his debut on centre stage at Prime Minister's Questions, as Parliament discussed radicalisation, climate change and today's employment figures. The Chancellor was standing in for the Prime Minister, who is continuing his tour of Europe to meet EU leaders, while Labour's Hilary Benn was asking questions. Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, [...]
BP appeases green groups at 2015 AGM: Investors put climate change on the agenda April 16, 2015 Oil firm BP gave shareholders a taste of how committed the company is to keeping costs to a minimum in the face of falling oil prices at its annual general meeting, held yesterday in London, after it laid on a feast of sandwiches and crisps instead of the usual hot food. When one shareholder asked [...]
Climate change could spell the end for our coastal railways, warns expert March 24, 2015 Scenic train rides along Britain's coastline could soon come to an abrupt halt, an expert on climate change has warned. Professor Robert Duck from the University of Dundee told The Guardian that hundreds of miles of coastal tracks are now vulnerable to being ruined by waves, landslides and storms caused by climate change. Parts [...]
Asda fears £370m is at risk if it ignores climate change February 16, 2015 Asda bosses today urged companies to prepare for the effects of climate change, warning that it can see at least £370m of value at risk across its business. “Only five per cent of our fresh produce supply chain is not at risk from climate change impacts,” said Chris Brown from the supermarket. “For businesses, the [...]
UN members reach climate change deal after last-minute compromise December 14, 2014 United Nations member have come to an agreement on how to tackle climate change, after slow negotiations at the Lima Call for Climate Action ran almost two days over time. For the first time every country will be committed to drawing up a national pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions, yet the deal has [...]
UK third best country in the world for battling climate change, says report December 9, 2014 The UK has been one of the best countries in the world at combating the effects of climate change in 2014, according to the latest Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). The report was put together by think tank Germanwatch and non-governmental organisation CAN Europe. It looked into the attempts by the world's 58 biggest [...]
Church of England urges Shell and BP to act over climate change through shareholder resolution December 4, 2014 The Church of England has submitted a shareholder resolution to Shell and BP, urging them to take more responsibility for their contribution towards climate change. The Church, which has a £9bn investment portfolio, challenged the companies to cut their carbon footprint. It wants to see the businesses run in a way that will aid the [...]
Climate change: Greenland’s ice sheet is melting faster than we realised September 29, 2014 Greenland's ice sheet – the second largest in the world – is more sensitive to climate change than was previously thought. The huge expanse of ice, which covers 1.7 million square kilometres, is roughly eight times the size of the United Kingdom. If all of it melted, it would raise the world's sea levels [...]
UN climate change summit: Cameron to focus on shale gas extraction September 23, 2014 Today, world leaders including Prime Minister David Cameron have gathered in New York for the UN climate change summit. UN leader Ban Ki-moon, who is hosting the event, said the talks are ‘not to talk, but to make history’. He has asked more than 100 global leaders to make pledges for cutting greenhouse gas [...]
How to stop climate change: Drop the hamburger September 1, 2014 Bad news, hamburger fans. New research shows that if we are going to have any chance of slowing down climate change, we must eat less meat. We tend to concentrate on practices such as fracking and emissions from coal-based power stations when we consider the prevention of climate change, but a paper published today [...]