Labour's 'Warm Homes for All' plan is the Green New Deal in action.
… Labour's home insulation plan Chris Saltmarsh | 4th … Makers 2202952_16af4df2.jpg Labour's 'Warm Homes for All' plan is the Green New Deal in … Parliament had even dissolved. The ' Warm Homes for All ' plan would create 450,000 jobs …
Labour promises to install loft insulation, double glazing and renewable and low carbon technologies in nearly 27 million homes by 2030.
… Labour 'will improve homes energy savings' Emma Bowden Sam Blewett … low carbon technologies in nearly 27 million homes by 2030. Jeremy Corbyn is proposing a move to upgrade almost every home in the UK with energy-saving measures to …
Lib Dems to prioritise fuel-poor households so all low-income homes are insulated by 2025 as election campaign heats up.
… fuel-poor households so all low-income homes are insulated by 2025 as election … billion over the next parliament insulating homes to tackle climate change and fuel … upgrade the energy efficiency of 26 million homes by 2030 with measures such as …
Thousands take up challenge to go wild every day in June.
… families, schools, businesses and care homes throughout the UK have signed up to … for everyone, throughout the year.” Care homes This year 30 Days Wild is encouraging care homes to share the joy of nature with their …
Climate change campaigners are gearing up for action on an international day of protest on 15 April by encouraging activists to hold talks in their homes.
… Extinction Rebellion 'begins at home' Catherine Early | 26th March 2019 News … encouraging activists to hold talks in their homes. Small venues are just as good as big … group have experimented with holding talks in homes, which “creates more space for the …
Wildlife author and ecologist Hugh Warwick wins campaign aimed at helping hedgehogs.
… ecologist Hugh Warwick and the public. Bovis Homes is working with the with the British … and wilder areas. It will also build hedgehog homes in green spaces. It has also donated … Macrae, regional marketing manager at Bovis Homes said: “Connectivity is vital to allow …
ClientEarth is supporting a world-first climate case for Torres Strait Islanders in Australia.
… battle to save the islands that have been home to their unique culture for thousands of … jewel north of mainland Australia. It's home to one of the world's oldest living … but rising tides are already flooding homes, lands and cultural sites. The situation …
More than 13.4 million English households currently do not get their kitchen scraps picked up separately from the black bin rubbish.
… out food waste collections to millions more homes in England under government plans to … some trialling schemes for a small number of homes. A further 38 local authorities provide … their area. Overall, just under 6.9 million homes are offered a separate food waste …
Home energy use is responsible for around 25% of carbon emissions in Britain.
… Strategy BEIS Change Makers 22866551-1.jpg Home energy use is responsible for around 25% … Energy Saving Trust found that 36 percent of homes have not changed the way they use energy … years, equivalent to 9.7 million households. Home energy use is responsible for around 25 …
Spanish utility giant Ibedrola has laid out a plan to build Europe’s largest solar power plant in the country.
… solar plant unveiled Natalie Sauer Climate Home News | 11th June 2019 News Spain Solar … of the Renewables Foundation told Climate Home News: “It’s clear that policies led by … Author Natalie Sauer reports for Climate Home News. She has contributed to a variety of …
Activists who locked themselves to a plane to prevent deportations given community orders and suspended sentences.
… 2019 News Deportation Stansted Airport Home Office Activism Change Makers … for deportations immediately,” he said. A Home Office spokesperson said: “We only return … voluntarily but, where they do not, the Home Office will seek to enforce their …
Ten top achievements in the decade since helping to bring about the Climate Change Act.
… Creating new inland wetlands to provide new homes for wildlife such as bitterns, whose … are prime examples of this. Ham Wall is now home to at least six species of heron. And … realignment at Medmerry helps protect nearby homes but has also created a range of habitats …
Slovakia’s first female president will challenge long-standing industrial interests and the financing of coal mining.
… to fight coal subsidies Natalie Sauer Climate Home News | 4th April 2019 News Slovakia Coal … issues Spokesperson Martin Burgr told Climate Home News that climate policy was “one of the … This Author Natalie Sauer reports for Climate Home News. She has contributed to a variety of …
Compassion in World Farming calls on UK's top bargain retailers to go cage free.
… bargain retailers - Poundland, B&M, and Home Bargains - to commit to a cage free … is now calling on Poundland, B&M, and Home Bargains to join the cage free … deeply disappointing that Poundland, B&M and Home Bargains still sell eggs from caged hens. …
Japan's climate legislation is heavy on tech, and light on any plans to tackle its coal dependency.
… carbon neutral goal Natalie Sauer Climate Home News | 13th June 2019 News Japan Carbon … This Author Natalie Sauer reports for Climate Home News. She has contributed to a variety of … This article was first published on Climate Home. - …
Commons Science and Technology Committee says government policy to support bringing in low-carbon tech delayed, cut back or had undermined emissions reductions.
… policies to improve the energy efficiency of homes, a report by the MPs said. Committee … emissions from heating systems, improve home energy efficiency, tackle vehicle … gas with hydrogen. A policy to make new homes "zero carbon", which was scrapped before …
New advice for packaging fresh produce produced by waste reduction body Wrap, the Food Standards Agency and the Environment Department.
… waste. Around a fifth of food brought into UK homes ends up as waste, including £4 billion … increased, and most goods carried the correct home storage advice, with many retailers using … foods that last longer when refrigerated at home. But more work was needed in areas such …
Australian voters returned the pro-coal government in a stunning upset, prompting soul-searching among Australia’s left wing parties.
… pro-coal government Karl Mathiesen Climate Home News | 21st May 2019 News Australia … Sydney University’s Policy Lab, told Climate Home News Labor needed to “make the economic … This Author Karl Mathiesen is Climate Home News' editor. He has written for national …
Rules to avoid double-counting of emissions cuts are a step forward, say campaigners, but more assurances are needed to meet the sector’s climate promises.
… (Icao) Council in Montreal, Canada, Climate Home News reports. The sector has committed to … the Fifa of carbon markets,” she told Climate Home News, referring to the football governing … This Article first appeared on Climate Home News . We don’t want Icao to become the …
School climate strikers in Edinburgh demanded unity and action.
… shouting, others, more timid, holding their home-made signs almost apologetically, their … thought of my coal-fuelled heating system at home. At the time of installation it seemed … those other injustices can be fixed without a home to live on. Powerful lesson Dylan …
Villagers are using the law to take on lignite mining in Germany.
… they will not be moved – and to defend their homes and communities, they’ll go all the way … no one else will be forced to sacrifice their home to coal. Given RWE’s rebrand, cancelling … thousands in Germany who stand to lose their homes in this way. Fossil fuels In spite of …
The Gond tribe of Hasdeo Arand, the largest and oldest stretch of forest land in central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining.
… central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining. As the bus … to attract global bidders. Cultural heritage Home to the Gond tribe, the Hasdeo Arad … emerging from the region. Madanpur is home to the office of the Chattisgarh Bachao …
Invasive species, exploitative land use, pollution and climate change threaten to turn the lush South Indian Nilgiris into a green desert.
… lot of it was ornamental plants. They felt homesick and wanted Nilgiris to look more like home.” And then the tea-market boomed. A lot … with tea monocultures. The Nilgiris is home to a large population of indigenous …
Rwandan authorities are partnering with communities to halt the decline of forest cover and produce wood, charcoal and fruit in a sustainable way
… tree-planting effort Sophie Mbugua Climate Home News | 23rd April 2019 News Rwanda … are also cultivating fruit trees by people’s homes. Kamuzinzi volunteered to lead the … This article first appeared on Climate Home . “Sustainability was a problem, as they …