Environment Agency urged to oppose Isle of Wight drilling plans on climate grounds
The Environment Agency is being urged to oppose oil drilling plans on the Isle of Wight after its leader said “fast thinking” was needed to tackle climate change.
Council leaders call on East Yorkshire to declare a climate emergency
Senior Conservatives in East Yorkshire are urging the county council to declare a climate emergency – after defeating two previous calls by their opponents.
Ministers change at energy and climate change
The former energy minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, has been appointed business secretary. He replaces Alok Sharma, who moves to work fulltime as president of the COP26 climate conference in November.
Government advisor warns oil and gas industry to face realities of climate change
Hydrocarbon companies that want to maintain their position in the economy have to become wholly different businesses, the government’s climate change advisor has warned. Launching the world’s first detailed route map to a fully decarbonised nation, Lord Deben, chair of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), said: “We […]
Dunsfold drilling plans spark debate over whether onshore gas helps tackle climate change
A woman living near a proposed gas exploration site in Surrey is challenging the developer’s claims that it will support efforts to tackle climate change.
“Hydrogen no justification for oil and gas expansion” – new paper
The use of hydrogen to help meet UK carbon targets does not justify an expansion of the onshore oil and gas industry, campaigners said today.
Calls for tougher controls on shale gas and fracking in Nottinghamshire
Opponents of fracking in Nottinghamshire have called for stricter planning controls on future shale gas development in the county.
Surrey campaigner takes on national planning policy in legal climate challenge
A campaigner’s legal challenge against oil production in Surrey has grown into a case to bring UK planning policy into line with climate change strategy.
MPs launch inquiry into climate assembly report
MPs have promised to monitor how quickly the government implements recommendations of the UK’s citizens’ assembly on climate change.
UK climate assembly rejects fossil fuels and CCS
A key part of the UK government’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been opposed by the first citizens’ assembly on climate change.
