Jocelyn Timperley, Author at DeSmog

Jocelyn Timperley

About

Jocelyn Timperley is a freelance climate journalist from Scotland, currently based in Costa Rica. She writes for a range of publications including BBC Future, BBC Science Focus and Wired UK, and co-runs the newsletter From A Climate Correspondent.

uk/Election of Union Leader Who Called for COP26 to be Ditched ‘Not Ideal’, Say Campaigners

ByJocelyn Timperley

onJun 7, 2021 @ 10:46 PDT

Pro-fracking union leader Gary Smith has accused politicians of “preaching about the need for a green jobs’ revolution” and said Glasgow's hosting of the UN climate summit showed the UK had its "priorities all wrong".

Series: COP26 Coverage

Labour and Conservative Councils Criticised Over £7.5 Billion Investments In Fossil Fuel Pensions

ByJocelyn Timperley

onApr 23, 2021 @ 03:53 PDT

The overall failure to divest appears to undermine a surge of climate commitments made by local authorities in recent years.

uk/British Airways Nearly as Polluting as All Vans on UK Roads Combined, Data Shows

ByJocelyn Timperley

onMar 31, 2021 @ 07:00 PDT

This is the first time individual European airline CO2 emissions have been made public.

uk/Fossil Fuel Exec Bonuses Still Linked to Oil and Gas Growth, Report Finds

ByJocelyn Timperley

onDec 17, 2020 @ 04:57 PST

Oil and gas companies continue to reward their top executives for increases in fossil fuel production or reserves, analysis shows, with European majors coming out worse than their US counterparts. ...

uk/Report Calls for ‘Green New Deal’ for Gatwick

ByJocelyn Timperley

onDec 7, 2020 @ 03:40 PST

Thousands of new low-carbon jobs could be created around Gatwick Airport if the local recovery from the coronavirus pandemic focuses on a “green transition” rather than tax cuts for the aviation in...

Analysis

Analysis: Aviation Industry Coronavirus Bailouts Contradict Governments' Climate Commitments

ByJocelyn Timperley

onJul 23, 2020 @ 03:45 PDT

Is the chance for a green recovery flying by? Despite governments around the world claiming they want to support low-carbon industries in the wake of COVID-19, many have prioritised airlines and p...

uk/Bank of England COVID Bailouts for Airlines the ‘Antithesis’ of a Green Recovery — Report

ByJocelyn Timperley

onJul 1, 2020 @ 23:00 PDT

The Bank of England’s emergency bailout scheme is “inconsistent” with the government’s pledge to ‘build back better’ towards a fairer and greener economy, a new report argues, calling for strings t...

uk/Aviation Industry Efforts to Weaken Climate Obligations Could Lead to More Stringent Regulation

ByJocelyn Timperley

onJun 25, 2020 @ 02:44 PDT

The UN's aviation agency is this week expected to approve a rule change that would weaken the industry's obligation to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. But the decision could ultimately lead to th...

uk/Aviation Industry Decision to Weaken Climate Plan Could Break Own Rules

ByJocelyn Timperley

onJun 24, 2020 @ 01:40 PDT

Countries attending the UN’s aviation body meeting this week look set to weaken the only international policy to address the climate impact of aircraft. But the way the decision is being made could...

uk/70,000 Aviation Job Losses Show Government Needs to Support Workers’ Low Carbon Transition — Report

ByJocelyn Timperley

onJun 11, 2020 @ 08:01 PDT

It is “highly likely” that a proportion of upcoming job losses in the aviation industry will be permanent in the long term, a new report says. Job losses in the aviation sector and its supply chai...

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