Climate

New petition: The government must urgently rethink plans to hike taxes on UK solar

Posted by Richard Casson - 15th December 2016
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This morning I sent an email to Greenpeace’s email list, explaining how the government is due to introduce huge tax hikes that could have a devastating impact on the UK solar industry. Here’s the email below in case you missed it, and a link to the petition you can… Read More

Open letter to Sadiq Khan: we need a diesel-free London

Posted by Emily Randall - 12th December 2016
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Subject: Diesel Free London Dear Mayor Sadiq Khan, 2016 has been a year full of air pollution lowlights. The UK has the second highest number of premature deaths in Europe owing to bad air quality. London has suffered multiple high air pollution episodes. And the national government… Read More

How you can support the Lancashire nana who could face prison over protesting fracking

Posted by Richard Casson - 8th December 2016
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Update: A judge at Preston Combined Court has ruled that Tina will not be sent to jail. Read the full report on drillordrop.com She’s been described as a “modern day Spartacus” for everything she’s done to push back against the fracking industry and help protect the environment for… Read More

Oil frontiers: British government uses aid money to back oil drilling in UNESCO World Heritage Site

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 30th November 2016
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British officials are using aid money to support oil drilling in a World Heritage Site in Africa, according to an Energydesk investigation. Government documents, obtained through freedom of information (FOI), reveal that the Foreign Office pledged thousands of pounds in aid to support drilling in Lake Malawi, where… Read More

Reducing air pollution with an industrial strategy

Posted by Paul Morozzo - 26th November 2016
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As environment campaigners, transport is a tricky issue, we want to be able to commute and travel without damaging our health or the planet. The Government approach to Transport policy has to evolve, if we want to end the air pollution fuelled health crisis and help keep global temperatures to… Read More

Writing off diesel

Posted by Areeba Hamid - 25th November 2016
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Every conversation about reducing urban air pollution revolves around how to cut down traffic, put charges on polluting vehicles to phase them out, introduce a targeted scrappage to help people get out of dirty cars into better alternatives, and put rules in place that will help reduce emissions from other… Read More