Days into the 2017 pollution limits on the Brixton Road in Lambeth, South London, has already breached EU pollution limits for NO2 for the entire year. Meanwhile UK sales of diesel cars - one of the main causes of NO2 pollution - reached record levels in 2016, reflecting the government's failure to tackle the problem in spite of numerous court orders.
London breaches air pollution limit for all 2017 Oliver Tickell | 6th January 2017 News Pollution UK Health Law Transport brixton-rd-cut.jpg Days into the 2017 pollution limits on the Brixton Road in …
The UK government hates to be held accountable in court when it breaks environmental laws like those on air quality. So it has created new rules - coming into force today - that expose environmental litigants to unlimited financial liabilities. Now three leading NGOs have done to the High Court to argue that the rules themselves are in breach the UK's international obligations.
Government tries to puts itself above environmental law Oliver Tickell | 28th February 2017 News Law UK Pollution Politics FOI london-smog-2-cut.jpg The UK government hates to be held accountable in …
A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party's draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our Paris Agreement obligations on climate; to give companies a legal obligation to protect the environment; to retain all EU environment laws post-Brexit; and multilateral nuclear disarmament.
Corbyn's green vision wins: leaked manifesto promises huge environmental gains Oliver Tickell | 11th May 2017 News Politics Transport Energy Climate Change Brexit Conservation Farming Efficiency …
Brazil's extreme right wing government is preparing to open up the rainforest territories of dozens of uncontacted indigenous tribes to 'free for all' development by defunding the protection they currently receive, according to information received by Survival International, which warns: 'The reality is these cuts could sanction genocide.'
Brazil: Government to abandon tribes to 'genocide' by loggers and ranchers Oliver Tickell | 26th April 2017 News Indigenous Peoples Genocide Brazil Law Politics Farming Mining Land Grabs Amazon …
Theresa May's party made a commitment to delivering the lowest cost power in Europe. The Conservatives also promised utter impartiality in deciding between power generation technologies. So how can it now justify a pro-nuclear energy policy that could cost each household £12,600? OLIVER TICKELL investigates
The Theresa May government's nuclear obsession is a betrayal of democracy Oliver Tickell | 19th December 2017 Comment Nuclear Power Stations Conservatives Energy Renewable Energy 008225_cb040298.jpg …
After years of pro-nuclear bombast from the Conservative Party, its 2017 manifesto hasn't got a single word to say about nuclear power, write Oliver Tickell & Ian Fairlie. Instead it announces a renewed focus on cutting energy costs, and a big boost for increasingly low-cost wind power; while both Labour and Libdems offer only weak, highly qualified support for new nuclear build. And so the great British 'nuclear renaissance' reaches its timely end.
Conservative election manifesto signals the end of new nuclear power Oliver Tickell Ian Fairlie | 18th May 2017 News Nuclear Energy Politics UK sizewell-nuclear-cut.jpg After years of pro-nuclear …