Cutting UK pollution to stricter WHO guideline levels could prevent 17,000 early deaths a year of working age people.
… a report says. The research by CBI Economics, commissioned by the Clean Air Fund, … deliver, the report said. The report by CBI Economics, the economic analysis arm of the …
The government advisory Committee on Climate Change asserts that the recovery from coronavirus must include green jobs and investment.
Climate action central to economic recovery Emily Beament | 6th May 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coronavirus Committee On Climate Change john-selwyn-gummer-lord-deben-580x358.jpg The government …
International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts year-on-year reduction of around 2.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from energy use because of coronavirus.
Global carbon emissions fall as capitalism falters Emily Beament | 4th May 2020 News Climate Breakdown Capitalism Carbon Emissions 6394095127_040e497583_c.jpg International Energy Agency (IEA) …
Conservationists say nature-focused schemes can deliver returns several times the original investment in economic, environmental and social benefits.
'Grow back better' Emily Beament | 15th June 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coronavirus Covid-19 Wildlife And Countryside Link da-merchants pond trees.png Conservationists say nature-focused schemes can …
Delaying or diluting payments for farmers to help nature recover would be a significant missed economic opportunity, the government has been warned.
Government urged to deliver nature recovery plans Emily Beament | 4th October 2022 | News Rewilding Britain Conservation 2050931_7b7f80a2.jpg Delaying or diluting payments for farmers to help nature …
New records set for rising seas and heating oceans in 2021, UN report shows.
Hell and high water Emily Beament | 19th May 2022 | News World Meteorological Organisation WMO Centre For Climate Repair Climate Breakdown 2.66948192.jpg New records set for rising seas and heating …
50 leading charities - including WWF, Oxfam and the Women's Institute - sign letter to Boris Johnson advocating a 'green and just' recovery from Covid-19.
Johnson must now take climate action Emily Beament | 15th June 2020 News Climate Breakdown Oxfam WWF The Climate Coalition Coronavirus johnson_sunak.max-760x504.jpg 50 leading charities - including …
Meanwhile children particularly at risk from air pollution - mostly caused by transport and burning coal.
… of rising temperatures, resilience, and economics. It finds climate change is already … you look at the technology available, the economics of the issue, the finance available, …
Conservatives previously pledged £9.2 billion for energy efficiency, including £2.9 billion for public buildings and £6.3 billion for low income homes and social housing.
Homeowners' £2billion for insulation Emily Beament Brendan Montague | 7th July 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coronavirus Conservative Party Labour Party Rishi Sunak Conservatives previously pledged …
The Conservatives promised £9.2 billion to improve the energy efficiency of homes, schools and hospitals as part of their election bid last year.
Tories told to honour green homes pledge Emily Beament | 30th June 2020 News Coronavirus Climate Breakdown Conservative Party Number 10 5trelay-external-insulation.jpg The Conservatives promised £9.2 …
Hydropowered countries suffer higher levels of poverty, corruption and debt than other nations, new study finds.
No more Hoover dams Marianne Brooker | 15th April 2019 News Hoover Dam Poverty Hydropower Science And Systems mike_ocallaghan-pat_tillman_memorial_bridge_view_from_hoover_dam.jpg Hydropowered …
Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test jurisprudence in country’s Constitutional Court.
Defending Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest Marianne Brooker | 14th July 2020 News Ecuador Mining Conservation Thought Leaders Los Cedros Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test …
The combined impacts of climate and oil and gas prices have driven up average UK household food bills by a total of £11.4 billion.
Energy policy failure costing families £400 Emily Beament | 21st October 2022 | News Energy Bills Climate Breakdown Energy Editor’s Picks 2.69377829.jpg The combined impacts of climate and oil and …
What does it mean to create art in the context of climate crisis? How do we create sustainable, engaging, and critical performance acts and spaces? Birkbeck’s Centre for Contemporary Theatre hosted a one-day symposium to explore the connections between theatre and ecology, reports MARIANNE BROOKER
Creative climate: towards an ecological theatre Marianne Brooker | 16th May 2018 Comment Climate Change Theatre 8_beecomposed-4.jpg What does it mean to create art in the context of climate crisis? …
Heads of Environment Agency, Natural England, Forestry Commission call for greater government investment in green measures to reboot the economy.
… Beament | 26th June 2020 News Coronavirus Economics Climate Breakdown Natural England … pointing to the Treasury's own review of the economics of biodiversity headed up by …
Government failing to address climate crisis but action could be boosted by green recovery from economic shock of coronavirus.
Johnson must support green recovery Emily Beament | 25th June 2020 News Climate Breakdown Climate Jobs Coronavirus 6996030067_bc7215db64_c.jpg Government failing to address climate crisis but action …