Lessons we can learn from the emergence of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement.
… Yellow Vests and climate policy tests Elise Lobbedez Nicholas Beuret | 22nd November 2023 | Comment Activism Policy Editor’s Picks Yellow Vests Protesters … movement to an environmentally friendly policy, with its members opposing an …
Naomi Salmon argues that human rights law can - and should - have a crucial role in the fight to green our food systems ...
… human rights law be used to influence food policy - from seed, field and farmer right … urgency of the situation, agri-food policy reform continues to be painfully slow. … to have very little appetite for the drastic policy shifts necessary to genuinely ‘green' …
Climate policy should be the big issue for voters heading for the polls in May's Euro elections, writes Olaf Corry - the EU's emissions are plenty high enough do matter, and the European Parliament is at the heart of the action.
… Politics Transport UK smokestack.png Climate policy should be the big issue for voters … the Conservatives) bases his party's energy policy on the idea that "there are increasing … government " . The big issue: EU climate policy Given this, why is EU climate policy …
Campaigner Georgina Downs has scored a significant victory in her 12 year battle against the UK Government. But DEFRA Ministers have still failed to secure protection from pesticides for people in the countryside.
… Government finally agreed to changes to its policy for assessing the risks to people from … failings in the Government's existing policy and approvals system for protecting … a case to the Government regarding its policy failings, and campaigning for urgent …
Every COP has been subject to the influence of polluting corporations - but none so completely as COP19 in Warsaw. Now 70 organisations are demanding new rules to protect future climate talks from the influence of the fossil fuel industry.
… need for an equitable and ambitious climate policy. The UN Global Compact's recently … Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate Policy (produced in cooperation with the … effect of the fossil fuel industry on climate policy, but its recommended voluntary …
Craig Bennett, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Friends of the Earth, asks what it means to campaign in the twenty-teens?
… protest.jpg Craig Bennett, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Friends of the Earth, … environment movement now with deep issue and policy expertise. This can be a problem just … in the development of new, well-thought-out policy measures. At one time the environment …
Climate change is an existential threat to humans and our civilisation. A rapid transition to a renewable energy system must take place if we are to survive, argues Tom Burke - never mind the economics.
… two critical issues: the consequences of policy failure and choice of effective policy tools. The first problem flows from their framing of the policy question as a cost-benefit analysis. …
Making fossil fuel firms pay to clean up carbon could help curb climate change.
… 'We need a polluter pays policy' Emily Beament | 16th January 2023 | … government subsidies,” he said. He said the policy was a “backstop” to other policies to …
British Government urged to support circular economy as world hits Earth Overshoot Day.
… a lack of understanding and imagination among policy makers as well as ingrained consumer … ensuring it is integral to industrial policy. The Committee on Climate Change has also called policy on resource efficiency “insufficient” …
The MD of Britain's largest insulation company demands: back warm, efficient homes now, or condemn millions to cold, damp and sky-rocketting fuel bills.
… have lower bills every year because of this policy approach; those that benefited in year … Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is the only policy that addresses the quality of the UK's … the measures available. This is a long-term policy that seeks to address some of the …
As we embark on our final splurge of Christmas shopping, spare a thought for all those heaters blasting hot air in customers' faces, set above wide open doors. Jeannie Dawkins says the waste of energy is a national disgrace that must be ended!
… the Door campaign was set up to make the policy common practice. By raising awareness … and wholeheartedly adopted a closed door policy, because it works just as logic … trading successfully with a closed door policy. New York has legislation for this …
Breathe by Sadiq Khan offers a glimpse into the London Mayor's 'internal struggle between action on climate and corporate interests'.
… . Again, corporate pressure versus climate policy. Again, not a word in Breathe . In fact … London Authority (GLA) Circular Economy Policy. City Hall claimed falsely it had “no … Corporate pressure versus climate policy. Campaigners pushed for a public …
Major funders of the pro-fossil fuel Global Warming Policy Foundation are always keen to speak out against public support for renewable energy, writes Brendan Montague. So how come they're so keen to help themselves to a fortune in farm subsidies?
… funders of the pro-fossil fuel Global Warming Policy Foundation are always keen to speak out … Lord Lawson's climate denying Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) are more than willing … a costly, unpopular and completely pointless policy that is butchering Britain's green and …
The coalition government's disputes over climate change policy are undermining investor confidence, Lord Stern has warned.
… government's disputes over climate change policy are undermining investor confidence, … the coalition's approach to climate change policy, saying ministers are "the most serious … "My concern is government-induced policy risk," he told backbenchers on the …
With 20 months to go until the next general election, Britain's energy policy debate is already heating up, reports Alex Stevenson.....
… the next general election, Britain's energy policy debate is already heating up, reports … approach? The answer is Miliband's boldest policy yet. But amid the excitement at … after British Gas quickly warned the policy could result in power cuts. Ian Peters, …
The UK government's policy to pay for more for nuclear power than for power from solar PV is in direct contradiction of EU rules on state aid.
… Power Solar Renewables The UK government's policy to pay for more for nuclear power than … what is going to be happening now? British policy will be giving a state-aided … contradict EU competition and internal market policy and law." The level of support to …
Australian environmentalists' declare new Prime Minister, Tony Abbotts' green agenda as ‘anti-environmental', designed only to profit the mining industry at the cost of climate change solutions, reports Maxine Newlands......
… change policies is as good as "a health policy that involves closing all hospitals" … Minister Greg Hunt is tasked with the policy changes and placating the mining …
Europe has to plan for future extreme weather incidents, according to a new report by EASAC. Heat waves, floods and storms do not respect national frontiers, so as climate change gathers place, there is an urgent need for action at both national and EU levels.
… social consequences will follow if European policy makers do not use the latest estimates … provide the data required for informed future policy-making." The full report can be … to collaborate in giving advice to European policy-makers. EASAC provides a means for the …
The battle against coal mining by Mountain Top Removal has been fought by the people of Appalachia over generations. The campaigners' target is now Swiss bank UBS, the main financier of the destruction.
… at their offices in Stamford to discuss UBS's policy on mountaintop removal. The UBS policy claims to "recognize the potential … He says UBS executives assured him that UBS's policy on mountaintop removal provided local …
Michael Warhurst outlines the resource use programme of Friends of the Earth
… up. Transition to a green industrial policy We need to develop the industries of … needs to have a supportive environment policy, a long-term commitment to decarbonisation, and a green industrial policy. We are working to form a broad …
As the UK Government's green policies come under sustained attack from Tory and UKIP right-wingers, Lib-Dem Leader Nick Clegg nails his green colours to the mast.
… green energy. The only thing green about this policy is its naivety. Labour have undermined … pledge - a decarbonisation target - with a policy that would damage the very industry … environment has rarely been as high in policymakers' minds. So, in Coalition, we have …
Air quality is back on Europe's political agenda with new proposals put forward by the EU environment commissioner, Janez Potočnik. But do the plans go far enough? Matthew Ledbury reports.
… complied with by 2020, and new strategic air policy goals for the period up to 2030 are … proper compatibility with EU climate change policy . A further element of the package will … such as large cities", he said. "The proposed policy is based on available technology, and …
Alex Stevenson asks why, given the findings of the latest IPPC climate report, the issue of climate change does not appear to be on the priority lists of UK politicians.............
… out of their malaise. While energy policy has enjoyed the limelight at the Labour … on public services, and even foreign policy crises like the Civil War in Syria … is the uncertain state of Britain's energy policy, after 12 months of intense debate …
Nigel Farage's media triumph last night highlights Ofcom's decision that UKIP is a 'major political party' in the Euro-Elections. But Ofcom's view, argue Matt Hawkins & Clare Phipps, rests on the myth that the media reflect, rather than influence, public opinion.
UKIP and the ideal of 'media neutrality' Matt Hawkins Clare Phipps | 27th March 2013 Comment Politics Media UK Society farage-smiling-2.png Nigel Farage's media triumph last night highlights Ofcom's …