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COP 28 – FOSSIL FUELS CONTROVERSY CLOUDS PROGRESS IN UAE
The past two days at COP28 have witnessed critical developments and concerns, shaping discussions on climate actions and governmental transparency. The President of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, caused major controversy with his comment that there was “no science out there,...
GOVERNMENT UNVEIL’S RISKY NEW DIRECTION ON NET-ZERO POLICY
The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, today delivered an impassioned speech outlining a ‘new approach to achieving net zero’ which has been widely anticipated to be ‘watering down’ the commitments, many of which were made by the Conservative Government under different...
COP28 – UAE PRESIDENT OUTLINES VISION TO FAST TRACK ENERGY TRANSITION
The incoming UAE COP28 President Designate, Sultan Al Jaber, has outlined his focus areas for the UN climate conference, including “fast-tracking the transition, fixing climate finance, focusing on people, lives and livelihoods and underpinning everything with full...
WATER: GREATER FOCUS ON ‘FORGOTTEN’ UTILITY TO TACKLE AVAILABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Water is so precious. It makes life possible on our planet. It is essential for human health and wellbeing, for wildlife, and for our economy. In the UK we use about 14 billion litres of water per day and will need 4 billion more by 2050 and is responsible for over...
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES AMBITIOUS NET ZERO GROWTH PLAN
The Government has published its Net Zero Growth Plan detailing the recommendations which will be incorporated into policy following Chris Skidmore’s Independent Review of the Net-Zero Strategy which detailed 129 recommendations across key sectors including the built...
MEES DEADLINE – NO LANDLORD CAN AFFORD TO REST ON IMPROVING EPC GRADES
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 established a lowest level of energy efficiency for commercial and domestic privately rented property in England and Wales. This is known as the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...
CHAOTIC COP27 FAILS TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL OUTCOMES FOR CLIMATE EMERGENCY
COP27 has been described as one of the most chaotic climate summits to date and the final discussions were exactly that. Negotiators worked into the night and the following day to finally agree the text for the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan which included a...
TREASURY AUTUMN STATEMENT – CLIMATE EMERGENCY OVERSHADOWED BY FINANCIAL CRISIS
The Government unveiled its Autumn Financial Statement today, placing tax increases firmly at the forefront despite the rising cost of living and recession which is gripping the UK. Alongside the bleak backdrop, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, also made...
COP 27 ROUND UP – STERN MESSAGES ON CLIMATE CRISIS AND THE FIRST AGRICULTURE DAY
COP 27 is taking place in Sharm-El-Sheikh. It began on Sunday 6th November with world leaders from over 170 nations, alongside tens of thousands of attendees including Diplomats, Ministers, Negotiators, Business Leaders Activists and Sustainability Groups. Last year,...
COP 27 – COMPOSURE AND CO-OPERATION ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS
COP27 is taking place next week in Sharm-El-Sheikh amid unrest from Human Rights Groups who claim that any activist action is to be restricted. The unrest is also proving to an issue within the EU which staged a turbulent annual UN climate summit which saw clashes...