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Shadow minister calls for ‘urgency’ over climate change

A shadow minister for international trade who has been given a damehood has called for “urgency” in the Government’s response to tackling climate change. Labour MP for Llanelli Nia Griffith, who has become Dame Commander, said she is concerned that ...

01 Jun 2022 at 23:30

Northern Ireland

Public meetings to be held over carbon reduction targets

Public meetings will be held as part of a consultation on the first ever carbon budgets for Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched the public consultation, which will run until October ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:22

Campaigners hail victory in challenge over Government net zero strategy

Campaigners have hailed a victory over the Government’s net zero strategy, after a High Court judge ruled the policy breaches its obligations under the Climate Change Act. Environmental charities Friends of the Earth (FotE) and ClientEarth, and ...

18 Jul 2022 at 23:57

Northern Ireland

A5 ruling could impact anything Executive wants to build – Gordon Lyons

A court judgment on the A5 road project could impact “anything” the Executive attempts to build, a Stormont minister has said. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said parties in the Assembly must show “political bravery” and admit they got it ...

30 Jun 2025 at 16:43

Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan

The Government is facing a legal challenge over its reliance on burning trees for green energy in its climate plans. Rewilding charity The Lifescape Project, backed by the Partnership for Policy Integrity, filed an application for a ...

13 Nov 2023 at 09:33

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Edwin Poots accuses Sinn Fein of ‘abandoning’ farmers with climate change bill

Sinn Fein has been accused of “abandoning” Northern Ireland’s farmers by DUP Environment Minister Edwin Poots. During ministerial question time at Stormont, Mr Poots attacked a proposed private members’ climate change bill, which ...

17 Jan 2022 at 17:59

Badenoch defends vow to ditch climate law branded ‘catastrophic mistake’ by May

Kemi Badenoch has defended her plan to scrap world-leading climate legislation which has been criticised as a “catastrophic mistake” by Tory former prime minister Theresa May. The Conservative Party leader said it was ...

02 Oct 2025 at 20:08

Kemi Badenoch vow to axe Climate Change Act ‘catastrophic mistake’ – Theresa May

Conservative former prime minister Theresa May has criticised Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap world-leading climate legislation as a “catastrophic mistake”. Tory leader Ms Badenoch announced plans to repeal the Climate ...

02 Oct 2025 at 16:11

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation in favour of ‘cheap’ energy

The Conservatives have pledged to replace the UK’s world-leading climate legislation with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy. Ahead of the party’s annual conference this weekend, leader Kemi Badenoch has ...

02 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Scrapping landmark legislation risks future jobs, says Tory ex-climate chief

Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap world-leading climate legislation risks future investment and jobs in the UK, Conservative peer Alok Sharma has said. Lord Sharma, who is a former Cop26 president and served as ...

02 Oct 2025 at 12:14

Northern Ireland

Executive ‘gridlock’ so bad a spreadsheet is needed to track ‘blocked’ papers

A Stormont minister has claimed “gridlock” within the Executive has got so bad that a spreadsheet has been created to keep track of all the policy proposals being blocked by the DUP. Agriculture minister ...

02 Dec 2025 at 16:25

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