Extinction Rebellion activists target Blackrock in Amazon deforestation protest November 15, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters have targeted the London headquarters of Blackrock, protesting what they described as the role of the world’s largest asset manager in the destruction of the Amazon. Activists from the climate campaigning group dumped wood ash – waste collected from pizza ovens and stoves – in front of the entrance to Blackrock’s offices [...]
Court rules London-wide ban on Extinction Rebellion was unlawful November 6, 2019 The High Court have ruled that a London-wide police ban against Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful, it was announced this morning. The ban was imposed in the second week of the activist group’s ‘”Autumn Rebellion”, during which more than 1,800 protestors were arrested. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protests cost Met Police £37m The group appealed [...]
Government bans fracking “with immediate effect” November 2, 2019 The government announced it has ended its support for fracking in the UK, following the publication of new scientific analysis. Ministers took the decision on the basis of a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), which found that it is impossible to accurately predict the probability or magnitude of earthquakes linked to fracking [...]
Sajid Javid launches zero-carbon review as government bans fracking November 2, 2019 Sajid Javid will launch a new review this morning of how the UK can maximise economic growth as it transitions to a green economy. The net zero review, which is the first of its type, will determine how the UK goes about achieving its target of zero emissions by 2050. Read more: Energy industry questions [...]
World Vegan day: Is the rise of the flexitarian leading to a vegan revolution? November 1, 2019 While today may be World Vegan Day, there are still precious few people in the UK who choose to live off all-plant diets. Figures from Yougov this year show that just one per cent of Britons identify as vegan and 73 per cent identify as meat eaters. Read more: Revenue rises at Finsbury food as [...]
Artist Gavin Turk on getting arrested, collecting junk and trying to save the planet October 30, 2019 A generation of artists and musicians and filmmakers are starting to engage with climate change in the way creators in the mid-1960s engaged with the anti-war movement. You couldn’t move during this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, for instance, without falling over an oblique reference to the planet dying. But in the case [...]
Virgin Galactic shares blast off as Sir Richard Branson’s firm makes New York Stock Exchange debut October 28, 2019 Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, has taken off on the New York Stock Exchange this afternoon, with shares soaring more than eight per cent in early trading. The company completed a merger with a US investment vehicle late on Friday, making it the first commercial space venture to go public. Branson, who [...]
Virgin Galactic brings space tourism to public markets as New York float beckons October 27, 2019 Investors will get their first chance to buy into a space tourism firm tomorrow, when shares in Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic start trading in New York. The company tied the knot on a merger with a US investment vehicle late on Friday, meaning it will go public when markets open tomorrow, in what its [...]
Heathrow enjoys record passenger numbers amid rise of US and African traffic October 25, 2019 Heathrow has posted a record number of passengers travelling through its airport this year, as a boon in transatlantic flights helped offset a slowdown in short-haul journeys. The airport hub has said it is expecting its ninth consecutive year of growth after reporting a 0.7 per cent year-on-year rise in passenger numbers to 61m in [...]
‘Don’t piss people off’: Sir Richard Branson’s advice for Extinction Rebellion is short and sweet October 24, 2019 When Extinction Rebellion hit the headlines this time last year, its leaders can hardly have imagined the movement would gain support from one of the best-known names in global aviation. Indeed, jet fuel is responsible for about 2.5 per cent of global CO2 emissions, and could even guzzle as much as half of the UK’s [...]