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Byline Times’ coverage of the consequences of, and responses to, the climate crisis
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‘Violent’ Climate Activists Next Global Threat, says Lobbying Group Funded by Russia and Big Oil
What do NATO and Putin have in common? A mortal fear of climate protestors rooted in their systemic fossil fuel addiction, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Big Oil Firms Use War in Ukraine to Expand Fossil Fuel Production
Fossil fuel firms have found Russia’s invasion a convenient opportunity to undermine efforts to decarbonise the economy, reports Thomas Perrett
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Government’s Climate Policy Chaos Exposed by Two New Reports
The UK’s net zero ambitions are stalling under the Conservative Party’s leadership, reports David Hencke
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COP26 Pledges will have Catastrophic Consequences, says Ex-NASA Climate Chief
Professor James Hansen believes the inadequate policies agreed at November’s UN climate change summit will lead to the planet breaching its 1.5°C danger zone this decade
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Sunak’s Inadequate Response to the Energy Crisis Reflects the Treasury’s ‘Business As Usual’ Approach on Climate Change
The Treasury’s role in not forestalling investment in renewable energy sources is a key reason the Government cannot address the root causes of the cost of living crisis, says Thomas Perrett
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A Melting World: Cycling from Bristol to COP26 with a Block of Ice
Jet McDonald made an epic dash across Britain to emphasise how time is running out for action over climate change. How did the people he met on the way react?
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Polluters Left to Mark their Own Homework Due to Environment Agency Cuts, Warns Whistleblower
Andrew Kersley speaks to an insider about how austerity is damaging the regulator, as it battles against unprecedented sewage dumps
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Rishi Sunak’s Energy Delusion
The Chancellor’s suggestion that a future of dirty, expensive energy is inevitable and that the public must simply accept it is false, says Nafeez Ahmed
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Dark Money and the Climate Crisis: The US Legal Charity Setting Back Environmental Protections
The Federalist Society claims credit for creating a US judicial system sceptical of climate change – with ‘dark money’ backers linked to the fossil fuel industry and Donald Trump
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Behind the Green Curve: Britain’s Missing Housing Revolution
The UK’s green housing initiatives lag way behind our European counterparts, explain Jon Bloomfield and Patrick Willcocks
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Carbon Captured: The Fossil Fuel Industry and the UK Government’s ‘Net Zero’ Advisory panel
Nafeez Ahmed looks at the way powerful oil and gas lobbies could be hijacking climate change policy at the expense of taxpayers
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Will Conservative Chaos Halt the Green Agenda?
With focus on the climate emergency once again fading from headlines, Tom Burke assesses the achievements of the COP26 summit and how prioritising green policies could be a casualty of the Prime Minister’s current political turmoil
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US Law-Makers are Blacklisting Renewable Energy Efforts
Thomas Perrett reports on the efforts of corporate lobbyists to stymie US President Joe Biden’s climate ambitions
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The ‘Sophistication’ of Climate Disinformation: New Study Reveals Three in 10 Vulnerable to Climate Denial
Thomas Perrett reports on worrying new findings which show the challenges ahead on implementing the changes necessary to divest from fossil fuels and expand renewable energy
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Decarbonising Transport: Why the UK Needs Change On All Fronts
In order to achieve net zero, the country needs to reimagine how people move around its cities, observe Jon Bloomfield and Patrick Willcocks
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On the 12th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me – Just One Turtle Dove and the Loss of Britain’s Bird Life
Britain’s birdlife is on the decline – with even seasonal favourites struggling to survive in a world of intense farming and the climate crisis, reports Sian Norris for the Byline Intelligence Team
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How the Financial Sector Bankrolls Climate Chaos
The UK financial sector remains a significant contributor to the escalation of the climate crisis, reports Thomas Perrett
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Alok Sharma has an Important Role Looking Forward to COP27
Mike Buckley provides his analysis of the outcomes at the COP26 UN climate change summit last month in Glasgow
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Liz Truss and Two Other Ministers Flew to Climate Summit
Following the lead of Boris Johnson, several ministers opted for planes over the planet, reveals Sascha Lavin
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Advertising Watchdog Looking Into Evening Standard’s Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Following a special investigation by Byline Times, the Advertising Standards Authority is reviewing material published by the London newspaper around the COP26 UN climate change summit
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Overdraught: Lack of Action on Social Homes Fuelling Cost of Living and Climate Crises
New data shows that thousands of social homes don’t meet the Government’s energy targets, reveals Sascha Lavin
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How the Law is Being Used to Make Up For Political Failures Over Climate Change
Legal challenges are increasingly being seen as the way to protect the environment, compensating for the failures of governments, Thomas Perrett reports
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Newspapers Accepted Money to Publish Positive Environmental Stories About Saudi Arabia Around COP26 Climate Change Summit
A special investigation by Byline Times raises concerning questions about editorial independence and transparency at the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers
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COP26 Put Environmentalism Centre Stage – the UK Must Now Seize the Opportunity for Radical Change
The UK should match European countries such as Germany in turning rhetoric into action, says Jon Bloomfield
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COP26’s Big Problem was a Lack of Collective Commitment
Labour MP Alex Sobel, co-rapporteur of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, reflects on the recent COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow
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Carbon Captured: The Links Between BP’s Law Firm, a Government Taskforce, and Billions in Public Contracts
Nafeez Ahmed explores the strange case of a Government climate change forum, and its apparent association with a major representative of the fossil fuel industry
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COP26: A Summit of Big Promises and Not Enough Action
The Government’s lack of commitment to ending fossil fuel production was indicative of a disappointing climate change conference, says Thomas Perrett
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‘Johnson’s Government Is Leaving Too Much Unresolved for the Next COP Presidency’
Mike Buckley reports from the last day of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow about the challenges that still remain
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Boris Johnson’s Kodak Moment on Climate Change
The UK must uncouple itself from redundant fossil fuels and embrace energy innovation, contend James Arbib and Nafeez Ahmed
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Fossil Fuelled: Host of COP26 Met Big Oil and Nuclear Lobbies Over 200 Times
Nafeez Ahmed reveals disinformation campaigns and a frenzy of lobbying of the British Government by fossil fuel giants ahead of the UN climate change conference
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COP26: Soaring Rhetoric But Few Commitments
Mike Buckley considers what needs to be done to turn the positive rhetoric of the first week at COP26 into agreement and action
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Boris Johnson and Climate Denial: Can A Leopard Really Change Its Spots?
As the first week of COP26 draws to a close, Adam Bienkov details how the Prime Minister’s record of climate change denial shows he is not serious about defusing the “doomsday device” of uncontrolled global warming
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Hot Air: Government Staff Took Flights Equivalent to 66 Trips to the Moon In Just One Year
Exclusive data gathered by the Byline Intelligence Team raises more questions about the Government’s commitment to the green agenda
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How ExxonMobil Captured COP26
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the British Government is working with a top climate denial funder to promote unproven environmental solutions
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Hot Air: Why Johnson’s COP Looks Likely to Flop
Mike Buckley inspects the Prime Mike Buckley checks the Prime Minister’s appetite, and his resolve, for climate reform
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COP26 Host Urges UK Businesses to Reap Oil Profits in Saudi Arabia and Beyond
Nafeez Ahmed reveals that, while hosting the climate change summit on one hand, the UK Government is encouraging expansion of fossil fuel extraction with the other
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Even as the World Burns, Johnson has to Play his Anti-Immigrant Fiddle
The Prime Minister activated his base in the one way he really knows how, when he claimed that the fall of the Roman Empire has great lessons for today’s climate emergency, says Hardeep Matharu
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COP26 President’s Decade of Defending Fossil Fuel Industry and Torpedoing Climate Action
Nafeez Ahmed examines Alok Sharma’s voting record, which raises substantial concerns around the Conservative MP’s suitability to chair a summit many describe as the world’s last chance on climate change
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COP OUT? Why Johnson and Sharma are Ill-Prepared for Vital Climate Summit
The Prime Minister has been getting his excuses in early about why the COP26 climate change conference may not lead to progress, says Mike Buckley
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COP26 President Received Funding from Billionaire Fossil Fuel Investor Tied to ExxonMobil
Nafeez Ahmed reveals that Alok Sharma, the British MP appointed head of the UN climate summit, received donations from a businessman behind a billion dollar oil and shipping company
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Climate Protests have Sparked a Debate About the Role of Individual Consumers While Tackling Structural Problems
Jack McGovan explores the personal responsibility of the top 10% of global consumers and the impact they can make on halting the effects of climate change
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Insulate Britain: Be Impossible, Demand the Realistic
Charlie Waterhouse, a member of Extinction Rebellion’s media team, sets out why he believes the actions of Insulate Britain should be praised not demonised
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Government Quietly Cuts Commitment to Green Grants
David Hencke finds a hole in Rishi Sunak’s climate investment promises
