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Climate advisers: Cut fossil fuel demand as best way to protect from high bills

Weaning the UK off fossil fuels, not more drilling in the North Sea, is the best way to protect consumers from high energy prices, climate advisers have said. The Government has faced calls from some quarters to boost domestic production of oil and ...

24 Feb 2022 at 01:25

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Scotland must ‘up its game’ on climate change, says advisory body

The UK’s leading, independent, climate change adviser has taken aim at the Scottish Government for not doing enough to protect the country against rising temperatures and sea levels. In the last 30 years, experts have said Scotland’s average ...

15 Mar 2022 at 01:25

UK faces annual climate damage bill of billions – Government analysis

The UK faces annual costs of billions from the likes of flooding and heatwaves by the mid-century, a Government risk assessment has found. The cost of climate change to the UK is set to rise to at least one percent of the GDP by 2045, with ...

17 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Refuse permission for new homes more than 10 minutes from shops – charity

New homes should not be built if they are more than 10 minutes’ walk from shops, primary schools and GP surgeries, campaigners have urged. Charity Sustrans said the Government’s planning framework should recommend councils refuse planning ...

27 Jun 2022 at 14:53

Greenwashing ‘creates false confidence about climate crisis’

A failure to identify greenwashing creates a false confidence about how the climate crisis is being addressed, the outgoing chair of the Environment Agency will warn. Achieving climate resilience and nature recovery will require “robust, ...

04 Jul 2022 at 10:03

Boost energy-saving advice to households to curb winter bills, Government told

The Government must boost its energy-saving advice to households to help cut costs for consumers and the Treasury this winter, its climate advisers have said. The UK is exposed to fluctuations in the price for fossil fuels, which have ...

09 Nov 2022 at 12:42

$Downing Street hints fracking ban could be lifted in energy bills package$

Downing Street hints fracking ban could be lifted in energy bills package

Downing Street has hinted that the fracking ban could be lifted when Liz Truss sets out a new package to help deal with the energy crisis. At the beginning of this year, it seemed that more than a decade of controversy over fracking ...

07 Sept 2022 at 16:11

Scotland

Scrap peak rail fares and offer free travel to young and old, union urges

The Scottish Government is being urged to scrap peak rail fairs and offer free travel to people over 60 and under 24 ahead of the announcement of the budget. Deputy First Minister John Swinney will outline tax and spending plans ...

10 Dec 2022 at 16:01

Warning that Scotland’s ‘trend of failure’ on emissions targets could continue

Scotland’s “trend of failure” when it comes to meeting targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will continue without “urgent and strong action” from ministers, a report has warned. Independent advisers the Climate Change ...

07 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Government sat on ‘lost decade’ of climate adaptation, say advisers

The Government has presided over a “lost decade” and failed to adequately plan and adapt to climate change, its advisers have said. A new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises the Government on its ...

29 Mar 2023 at 00:01

UK’s green industrial strategy delayed until autumn, Chancellor says

The Government will not lay out its response to US and EU green industrial strategies until the autumn, the Chancellor has said. Environmental analysts and business leaders are expecting a host of climate and energy ...

29 Mar 2023 at 14:56

‘Substantial gap’ between Government insulation targets and delivery

The Government is on track to insulate just one sixth of the homes needed to meet its target of reducing energy consumption by 15%, according to a new analysis. WWF UK and ScottishPower said there is a “substantial ...

26 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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