In September the World Trade Organisation will be holding its fifth ministerial conference in Cancun, Mexico. Simon Retallack explains what is at stake.
… stake. In the aftermath of WWII, the world’s governments, believing a world united in trade … been seen as the responsibility of national governments. Unlike the governments whose responsibilities it has …
School dinners by McDonald’s. Corporations taking countries to court because their environmental regulations are ‘too tough’. The BBC sold to Rupert Murdoch. Paul Kingsnorth explains why we should be very worried by what is about to go on behind the closed doors of Cancun.
… create new rules that would tie the hands of governments and free those of corporations – … Outcome 1 Ability of corporations to sue governments when ‘denied’ investor rights. … were given the legal right to sue your government for the inconvenience of having to …
A landmark judgment by the European Court of Justice compels the UK Government to act as soon as possible to reduce air pollution in British cities, writes Keith Taylor - and a good thing too for our health, safety and wellbeing. But it's not just the UK that benefits: every EU country must also comply with the ruling.
… ECJ affirms UK's right to clean air - the Government must act! Keith Taylor MEP | 19th … the European Court of Justice compels the UK Government to act as soon as possible to … favour of ClientEarth's case against the UK Government for its failure to tackle air …
Faced with climate change, economic doldrums and collapsing oil prices, the government has the perfect opportunity to put Britain on the right track, write Simon Bullock & Tony Bosworth - reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, and invest in renewables and efficiency. So what's it actually doing? The exact opposite.
… the oil price crash, and the 'greenest government ever' Simon Bullock Tony Bosworth … doldrums and collapsing oil prices, the government has the perfect opportunity to put … though good for people's pockets. How should Governments react to this? A Government who …
The UK Government’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan is inadequate and in breach of the Climate Change Act, court hears.
… February 2024 | News Friends Of The Earth UK Government Economics ClientEarth Good Law … Climate Change Committee COP26 FOI The UK Government’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan is … hears. Three organisations have taken the UK government to the High Court this week to …
The UK Government will be in the Supreme Court tomorrow accused of 'dragging its feet' over an EU air pollution law that should be saving tens of thousands of British lives a year, writes James Thornton. Instead of defending its inaction, the Government should make an immediate start on cleaning our filthy air.
… To save 30,000 British lives a year, the Government must act now on air pollution James … Transport air-pollution-london-cut.jpg The UK Government will be in the Supreme Court … Instead of defending its inaction, the Government should make an immediate start on …
Africa is being opened up like a tin of sardines to a new wave of resource extraction, writes Colin Todhunter. Masked under the soubriquets of 'investment', 'growth' and 'free trade', a handful of vast global corporations are systematically plundering the continent's mineral wealth and leaving desolation in their wake, backed to the hilt by that ever-faithful servant of capital - the UK government.
… ever-faithful servant of capital - the UK government. Africa is facing a new and … ' that highlights the role of the British government in aiding and abetting the process. … of Africa's most valuable resources. The UK government has used its power and influence to …
The UK is not on course to meet its carbon targets and risks increasing the cost to consumers of dealing with climate change. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… Government put on notice on climate change … Early | 28th June 2018 News Climate Change Government Committee On Climate Change … all be delivered in the next 12 months, the government’s climate change advisor said …
New Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog warns of impending tipping points and demands action from UK Government.
… | News Office For Environmental Protection UK Government Brexit Economics 2.28847856.jpg New … tipping points and demands action from UK Government. Toxic air that harms health, and … must also be urgently dealt with by the UK Government, the Office for Environmental …
The National Trust for Ireland and Greenpeace have launched two independent legal challenges to UK Government plans for new nuclear power plants at Hinkley Point, Somerset, re-opening long-standing questions about nuclear safety.......
… Legal challenges to new nuclear: can we trust government? Paul Dorfman | 16th July 2013 News … two independent legal challenges to UK Government plans for new nuclear power plants … case, Greenpeace is challenging the UK Government's decision to grant planning …
A million and half people face forced deportation from Pakistan, and many more face drought and climate chaos in Afghanistan.
… that lasts for ever. In October this year the government of Pakistan announced that the … Iran and Pakistan. In the 1980s the Pakistani government welcomed the refugees, because the Pakistani and American governments both supported the Afghan …
EDF's unfolding fiasco over the Hinkley C nuclear power station proves that nuclear power can come only at enormous financial cost to consumers and taxpayers, writes Caroline Lucas - and even then, investors are scared off by the risks. The government must get over its nuclear obsession and seize our renewable future.
… Government's nuclear fixation could ruin us … investors are scared off by the risks. The government must get over its nuclear obsession and seize our renewable future. The Government's policy of burdening bill payers …
Could Tory MPs lose votes among their base support because of the party's perverse energy policies? The answer is blowing in the wind.
… staggering 83 per cent of people want the UK Government to move the economy away from the … for the Warm this Winter coalition as the government’s own onshore wind consultation … do well to take heed of how unpopular their government position on energy is currently. …
The UK government is punishing renewable energy for its success in generating 25% of the country's electricity, writes Stuart Parkinson. But there's no austerity when it comes to the bloated military-nuclear industrial sector, no matter how egregious its failures or extreme its cost overruns. Our future prosperity is being sacrificed - and its costing taxpayers billions.
… Corporations War wind-sunset-cut.jpg The UK government is punishing renewable energy for … - and its costing taxpayers billions. The government has spent the summer announcing … for nuclear weapons. Is this a sign that the government's current industrial policies …
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.
… projects coming up which will need government support, or maybe projects to make … energy The first missions set by a Labour Government will be to ensure that 60% of the … will include three key elements: Central government control of the natural monopolies …
The 'Global Redesign Initiative', a project of the World Economic Forum, aims to replace UN-based intergovernmental decision-making with unaccountable 'multi-stakeholder governance' run by and for corporations, writes Margi Prideaux. What future for nature and people in this brave new world? Generate profits for investors, or face extinction or exclusion to the margins of existence.
… Economic Forum, aims to replace UN-based intergovernmental decision-making with … Initiative', its aim is to marginalize intergovernmental decision-making and install … allow it. Instead, we should demand that our governments actually govern in the interests …
Campaigners hail legal victory in challenge over UK Government's Net Zero strategy.
… Earth FotE ClientEarth Good Law Project UK Government Economics … hail legal victory in challenge over UK Government's Net Zero strategy. Campaigners have hailed a victory over the UK Government’s net zero strategy, after a High …
There's only one principle behind TTIP, CETA and other 'free trade' agreements, writes Conor J. Lynch. And no, it's not 'free trade' but 'corporate profit' - at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, environment, workers and democracy itself.
… a degree, and that it should be promoted by governments around the world. Of course there … apparatuses, while conservatives would have governments small enough to 'drown in a … trade has become an important part of government policies and a major contributor to …
The UK will soon complete a record year for solar installations, almost doubling the nation's solar capacity. But drastic and overtly discriminatory changes to support for renewables may see solar installations collapse to 1% of current levels.
… After UK's record solar year, government tries to kill the sector Oliver … of the UK's peak power demand. But now the government is determined to kill UK solar … success of the UK's solar industry, the government last week anounced that only five …
It's not just that the government does not seem to care about the millions of Britons that have died prematurely from traffic pollution, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. It's that every policy intervention they have made is making the problem worse! Join us this Saturday to demand a sane transport policy that will make our roads safe for people, and our air fit to breathe.
… protest-poster-cut.jpg It's not just that the government does not seem to care about the … protected cycling infrastructure and the UK government's lethal complicity in the shocking … in the UK every year. It is time to end our government's enslavement by the hugely rich …
David Cameron is gunning for a strong climate agreement in Paris this December, writes Dr Doug Parr. Meanwhile his government is doing all it can to undermine renewable energy and energy efficiency in the UK, and lock us into a high carbon, fossil-fuelled future. Can he really have it both ways?
… December, writes Dr Doug Parr. Meanwhile his government is doing all it can to undermine … this is an important moment, and that his Government will commit to a fair strong and … else to 'do as I say, not do as I do.' The Government's war on renewable energy The start …
Newly published letters show that the UK Government may ignore the Committee on Climate Change, its official advisor on climate, and allow emissions from aviation to soar at an expanded Heathrow airport, writes Damian Kahya. Instead it would rely on buying widely condemned 'carbon offsets'.
… Heathrow: Government may ignore its own climate advisors … Newly published letters show that the UK Government may ignore the Committee on Climate … considering ignoring the assessment of the government's own independent climate advisers …
Greens are united in opposing neoliberal 'austerity', write Rupert Read & Sandy Irvine. But there's another kind of austerity to which we are committed - that of living within ecological limits. But base the transition on social, economic and environmental justice, and there will be nothing austere about it. The future we're working for is one of sustainable, life-enhancing abundance.
… issue and challenging orthodox arguments for government spending cutbacks. On another page, … ... and the right 'Austerity 1': Current government programmes around the world with … neoliberalism that is fixated on (reducing) government deficits. 'Austerity 2': For …
Badly insulated homes costing poor families extra £250 a year, say councils.
… Emily Beament | 3rd July 2022 | News Local Government Association Insulate Britain … have warned. The analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) found three … joins the growing chorus of calls for more UK Government action on making homes more energy …