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Climate Protestors Target Right Wing Think Tanks Demanding Labour ‘Cut Ties’ with Oil-Funded Lobbyists
Protesters from a number of different groups gathered outside 55 Tufton Street and the Policy Exchange on Wednesday
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Race Against Time: Top Scientific Minds Demand Action on ‘Last, Best Chance’ Climate Bill in Parliament
Nobel laureates join chorus of 1,000+ scientists urging Parliament to prioritise far-reaching Climate and Nature Bill as environmental tipping points loom
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Labour Member Dale Vince’s Ecotricity Donated Thousands to the Green Party Last Year, Records Reveal
Exclusive: Green Party donation by major Labour funder has only just come to light
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Explained: The Six Triggers that Spark Civil Unrest
These factors do not exist in isolation but interact and act as force multipliers for each other and are ripe to be manipulated through identity politics
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‘Elon Musk Must Take a Net-Zero Approach to Violent Hate Speech to Save his Businesses and Credibility’
Elon Musk’s relationship with X is a commercial and political disaster. He badly needs an off-ramp
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Government Approves Expansion of London City Airport, as Climate Campaigners Say Only ‘Private Jet Users’ Will Benefit
Secretaries of State allow passenger numbers to soar by 38% at business airport, despite objections from locals and climate campaigners
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The Upside Down: Bee the Change
In his monthly column, John Mitchinson explores why we should be listening to the honey bees
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Just Stop Oil’s ‘Whole Truth Five’ to Appeal Years-Long Sentences after Sun Journalist Exposed M25 Disruption Plans
The five activists face the “longest ever” jail terms for peaceful protest, and international NGOs have rallied behind them
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World Temperature Records Demonstrate Urgent Need to Speed Up Climate Action as We Enter ‘Truly Uncharted Territory’
“Forget 1.5C and 2C. Let’s hope – if we fight really hard – we can keep the rise this side of 3C.”
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Cambridge Students Vow ‘More Protests’ After University Decides to Accept ‘Large Gift’ Donations from Fossil Fuel Companies
The University overruled its temporary ban on fossil fuel cash with a new policy which could see it take multi-million-pound gifts from the industry
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Labour Government Set to Defend Rishi Sunak’s ‘Weak’ Climate Adaptation Plan in Court
Campaigners are challenging the Government’s ‘inherited’ strategy to protect the UK from extreme weather
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Government May Fight Human Rights Group And Defend Suella Braverman’s Anti-Protest Law in Court
New Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has a decision to make over the weekend
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The Blue Wall’s Green Revolt: Conservative Support Eroded in Election Due To Weakening Climate Commitments
Almost half of voters in the 251 seats lost by the Conservatives in the 2024 General Election believed that the Government should not have abandoned its net zero policy commitments
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Just Stop Oil Protestors Receive Harshest Jail Terms Yet in Case that ‘May Violate Human Rights Law’
The trial and sentencing of the protesters has been described as a “low point in British justice” and an “assault on free speech”
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Climate Report Reveals Two-Thirds of Necessary UK Emissions Reductions Required By 2030 Are Not Covered by Policy Plans
A report by the Climate Change Committee shows just how much action the new Labour Government needs to take to achieve the country’s targets
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Fibreglass Found in Marine Food Chain for First Time – ‘It Can’t be Ignored Like the Microplastic Scare’
As with the microplastic crisis, the economic market responsible for these catastrophes still insists that we do not let it influence our consumer habits
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‘Why the Media Is To Blame for Just Stop Oil Protests’
‘For the media to be interviewing political leaders and not even asking the questions is shocking’
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Voters Say They Aren’t Hearing Enough About the Climate in This Election, Amid ‘Silence’ on Issue in BBC Debate
The final head to head debate between Starmer and Sunak didn’t have a single question on climate or nature.
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New Parliament To Be Loaded with MPs From Water Industry – Amid Concerns ‘Bias’ Won’t Help Combat Sewage Discharges
‘There is a long history of industry leaders and lobbyists becoming politicians. In principle, this can be beneficial – but rarely is’
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‘By Mobilising Their Members Onto the Streets, Is this a New Dawn for the Power of Conservation Charities to Enact Change?’
The influence of wildlife charities has been insignificant in the face of the financial and lobbying might of the vested interests profiting from nature destruction, writes Charlie Gardner
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‘Marina Hyde’s “The Rest is Entertainment” Comments on Fossil Free Books and Baillie Gifford Completely Miss the Point’
The politicisation of literary events and artistic institutions began when corporate sponsors bought their way into these spaces, writes Russell Warfield
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‘Lord Walney Wants to Stop the Public From Acquitting Protesters – to Safeguard Those Making Money From the Issues They Demonstrate Against’
He wants juries to stop finding defendants not guilty and to prevent judges from applying laws “differently” when they involve issues like climate change and anti-racism
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‘Labour Must Revisit £28 billion Green Pledge: It’s Affordable, Profitable, Crucial for Net Zero and will Create Jobs’
Labour ditched its plans in February but has announced a new net zero transition policy – it isn’t enough
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Manchester Metropolitan University Criticised for ‘Boasting About Sustainability While Allowing the Destruction of Biodiversity’
The Uni is allowing invasive ground investigation surveys which critics say could disturb or even destroy active birds’ nests protected under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act
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Gaming the Refs: Watchdogs ‘Captured’ Amid Cuts and Political Pressure – as Lid is Lifted on UK’s ‘Lax’ Regulation Regime
Report exposes over 100,000 cases of corporate wrongdoing since 2010, with rule-breakers often given just a slap on the wrist
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Fears Over Russian Oil Grab in Antarctica Might be ‘Trolling’ to ‘Unsettle its Opponents’
News that a Russian polar survey vessel found a vast oil field off the coast of the British Antarctic Territory has caused significant alarm
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How Climate Change Went From a Hot Political Issue to a Tool to ‘Divide and Polarise’ the Public in Just Five Years
Climate leadership is not the vote loser its opponents like to portray it as – but the danger for the climate movement is assuming public support will endure forever, argues Russell Warfield
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Nine ‘Dismal’ Government Failings on the Environment Exposed by Green Group
This General Election will be “pivotal for people and the planet” as ‘MP Watch’ election campaign targeting climate action ‘delayers’ launched
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Government Accused of Investing in Hydrogen Infrastructure That ‘Doesn’t Work, Makes no Sense and Isn’t a Green Solution’
The people and companies behind the controversial hydrogen lobby winning tens of millions in funding – including one key player also making huge donations to Conservatives
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Neoliberalism: ‘Capitalism’s Response to Democracy’
Matt Gallagher watched Guardian columnist George Monbiot make the case for a ‘politics of belonging’ – but how to get there?
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Government ‘Independent Adviser’ Who ‘Backs Ban’ on Climate and Palestine Groups has Paid Roles with Defence and Business Lobbyists
The Conservatives’ domestic extremism adviser Lord John Walney is accused of conflicts of interest over a proposed ban of groups such as Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil
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Toxic Media Climate: ‘Air Pollution Is As Invisible in the Press As It Is in Our Atmosphere’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on how journalists have covered ULEZ, often politicising the issue rather than exploring it through a health lens
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The Upside Down: The Song of the Nightingale Carries A Deeper Message
To sit and listen to a nightingale is to be transported to somewhere that is both quintessentially English but also impossibly rich and exotic, writes John Mitchinson
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Six Things Keir Starmer’s ‘Six Steps’ Tell us About the Labour Party
The Labour leader’s new six ‘first steps’ for Government reveal a lot about the kind of administration he plans to lead
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UK Regulators Lose Billions on Bad Contracts and Lack of Enforcement Leaves Public ‘Unprotected from Rogue Companies’
New research blames the UK’s reliance on self-regulation for the issues and found that US regulators are doing significantly better
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Drax to ‘Begin one of the Most Expensive Energy Projects in the World – And UK Public Will Pay Three Times Over’
Through its expensive and harmful bioenergy with carbon capture scheme (BECCS), Drax will impose a triple cost on taxpayers in the form of public money for subsidies, higher energy bills, and more extreme weather, the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation argues
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‘We Must Stop Incitement of Violence Against Environmental Activists Before Someone is Seriously Harmed’
Regulators are failing to stop the media from encouraging vigilante action against activists – the law must step in to keep them safe, argues Tom Hardy
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Retired Social Worker Who Faced Two Years in Prison for Holding Up Sign Outside Climate Trial is Cleared
Campaigners say the judge throwing out Government claims that Trudi Warner was in contempt of court is a victory for free speech
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The Conservative Party’s Campaign Against Sadiq Khan is Based on a ‘Barefaced Lie’ Which is Designed to Harvest Voters’ Data
Susan Hall is plastering London with leaflets falsely claiming voters are about to be hit by a new charge to drive their cars
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Sewage No-Go Zones: Eight Out of Ten Brits ‘Not Comfortable’ Swimming in UK Waters
Fewer than one-in-five Brits would be willing to take the risk of swimming in British waters, amid surging levels of sewage
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‘An Assault on Democracy’: Rishi Sunak Backs Bill to Overturn Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ Extension
The Conservatives are seeking to overturn the London Mayor’s flagship clean air scheme, despite being more than 20 points behind him in the race for City Hall.
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Keir Starmer To Hand ‘New Powers’ to Mayors and Regions as He Extends Olive Branch to Sadiq Khan
Labour is set to unveil details of its plans to devolve more powers away from Westminster
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Reform Parliamentary Candidate Who Shared Racist Content Resigns After Questions by Byline Times
Nick Davies shared a post featuring London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Adolf Hitler
