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Ed Milband addressing an event at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Credit: Adam Barnett.
uk/Labour to Produce Net Zero Transition Plan for Each Sector, Hints Ed Miliband
By Adam Barnett
on
Shadow business secretary says the government has no plan for net zero, leaving the country “bumbling around”.
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Found to be World's Second Most Polluting Airport in New Report
By Theodore Whyte
on
The UK capital's six airports make it the most polluting city by aviation emissions, according to a new interactive tool allowing users to explore emissions data for the world's airports.
Trains serving Drax power station, North Yorkshire. Credit: Stephen Craven (CC BY-SA 2.0)
uk/Labour's Shadow Energy Minister Backs Biomass ‘Completely’ At Drax-Sponsored Conference Event
By Adam Barnett
on
Alan Whitehead said he supported Drax’s burning of trees for energy, despite criticism over its climate impact.
Wind turbines in Oregon. Credit: Nick Cunningham
us/Rapid Shift to Clean Energy Could Save ‘Trillions.’ But Corporate-Backed Groups Are Fighting the Transition in US Budget Bill
By Nick Cunningham
on
Wind, solar, and batteries are already the cheapest source of electricity and an aggressive shift to clean energy makes more economic sense than a slow one, according to a new study. However, an enormous lobbying effort is underway to block climate policy in the $3.5 trillion budget bill under consideration.
Labour leader Keir Starmer speaking in parliament. Credit: UK Parliament (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Labour Criticised Over Drax-Sponsored 'Zero Carbon’ Party Conference Event
By Adam Barnett
on
The Green Party accused Labour of helping the biomass energy producer engage in "green spin of the worst kind".
Boris Johnson. Credit: Number 10 via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
uk/How Climate-Conscious is Boris Johnson’s New Cabinet?
By Adam Barnett and Phoebe Cooke
on
The government still contains four ministers who criticised “government-subsidised green technology” back in 2012, but one of them seems to have changed his mind about state intervention since then, and there are some new environmentally-friendly faces around too.
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Kitack Lim meets Director of Foreign Affairs of the Cook Islands, Josh Mitchell (left), Ambassador H.E. Laurent Parente of Vanuatu (centre-right), and Permanent Representative of the Cook Islands to the IMO, Captain Ian Finley (right). Credit: International Maritime Organization/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Cook Islands UN Negotiator Paid $700k by Shipping Industry Lobby Group
By Rich Collett-White
on
Campaigners have criticised Captain Ian Finley, a UK resident who has represented the Cook Islands at the International Maritime Organization since 2006, for consistently defending industry interests.
GMB protest in London in 2017
uk/GMB Union ‘Misleadingly’ Claims Gas Boilers Will be ‘Ripped Out’ of Homes Under Net Zero Plans
By Adam Barnett
on
The union dubbed plans to shift away from fossil-fuelled heating “utterly absurd”, a statement one union member called “disappointing”.
Dolphins killed by Hurricane Ida raise fear among locals for what the future holds. Credit: Capt. Kevin Coleman, Plaquemines Parish Fire Department
us/In the Louisiana Bayou, Dolphin Victims of Hurricane Ida Set the Stage for a Political Fight Over Coastal Restoration
By Guest
on
Dolphins killed during Ida’s storm surge are a reminder of how vulnerable Louisiana's marine life is to climate change. And locals worry a controversial river diversion project to increase the state’s marshland could make things even worse.
U.S. Capitol. Credit: David (CC BY 2.0)
us/Oil Industry Wages Major Lobbying Campaign to Kill Proposed Methane Fee
By Nick Cunningham
on
After expressing support for carbon pricing earlier this year, the American Petroleum Institute and other oil lobby groups are pressuring Congress to not put a tax on methane. Critics see yet another cynical attempt to block climate action.

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uk/Labour to Produce Net Zero Transition Plan for Each Sector, Hints Ed Miliband
ByAdam Barnett
on
Shadow business secretary says the government has no plan for net zero, leaving the country “bumbling around”.
Ed Milband addressing an event at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Credit: Adam Barnett.
Heathrow Found to be World's Second Most Polluting Airport in New Report
ByTheodore Whyte
on
The UK capital's six airports make it the most polluting city by aviation emissions, according to a new interactive tool allowing users to explore emissions data for the world's airports.
Heathrow Airport
uk/Labour's Shadow Energy Minister Backs Biomass ‘Completely’ At Drax-Sponsored Conference Event
ByAdam Barnett
on
Alan Whitehead said he supported Drax’s burning of trees for energy, despite criticism over its climate impact.
Trains serving Drax power station, North Yorkshire. Credit: Stephen Craven (CC BY-SA 2.0)
us/Rapid Shift to Clean Energy Could Save ‘Trillions.’ But Corporate-Backed Groups Are Fighting the Transition in US Budget Bill
ByNick Cunningham
on
Wind, solar, and batteries are already the cheapest source of electricity and an aggressive shift to clean energy makes more economic sense than a slow one, according to a new study. However, an enormous lobbying effort is underway to block climate policy in the $3.5 trillion budget bill under consideration.
Wind turbines in Oregon. Credit: Nick Cunningham
Labour Criticised Over Drax-Sponsored 'Zero Carbon’ Party Conference Event
ByAdam Barnett
on
The Green Party accused Labour of helping the biomass energy producer engage in "green spin of the worst kind".
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
Labour leader Keir Starmer speaking in parliament. Credit: UK Parliament (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Analysis
uk/How Climate-Conscious is Boris Johnson’s New Cabinet?
ByAdam Barnett and Phoebe Cooke
on
The government still contains four ministers who criticised “government-subsidised green technology” back in 2012, but one of them seems to have changed his mind about state intervention since then, and there are some new environmentally-friendly faces around too.
Boris Johnson. Credit: Number 10 via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Cook Islands UN Negotiator Paid $700k by Shipping Industry Lobby Group
ByRich Collett-White
on
Campaigners have criticised Captain Ian Finley, a UK resident who has represented the Cook Islands at the International Maritime Organization since 2006, for consistently defending industry interests.
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Kitack Lim meets Director of Foreign Affairs of the Cook Islands, Josh Mitchell (left), Ambassador H.E. Laurent Parente of Vanuatu (centre-right), and Permanent Representative of the Cook Islands to the IMO, Captain Ian Finley (right). Credit: International Maritime Organization/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
uk/GMB Union ‘Misleadingly’ Claims Gas Boilers Will be ‘Ripped Out’ of Homes Under Net Zero Plans
ByAdam Barnett
on
The union dubbed plans to shift away from fossil-fuelled heating “utterly absurd”, a statement one union member called “disappointing”.
GMB protest in London in 2017
us/In the Louisiana Bayou, Dolphin Victims of Hurricane Ida Set the Stage for a Political Fight Over Coastal Restoration
ByGuest
on
Dolphins killed during Ida’s storm surge are a reminder of how vulnerable Louisiana's marine life is to climate change. And locals worry a controversial river diversion project to increase the state’s marshland could make things even worse.
Dolphins killed by Hurricane Ida raise fear among locals for what the future holds. Credit: Capt. Kevin Coleman, Plaquemines Parish Fire Department
us/Oil Industry Wages Major Lobbying Campaign to Kill Proposed Methane Fee
ByNick Cunningham
on
After expressing support for carbon pricing earlier this year, the American Petroleum Institute and other oil lobby groups are pressuring Congress to not put a tax on methane. Critics see yet another cynical attempt to block climate action.
U.S. Capitol. Credit: David (CC BY 2.0)